How does Paraguay rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Paraguay ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Paraguay data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Paraguay: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 42.38 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

42.38 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

29th

of 209 countries

All-time high

42.38 percent

in 2022

All-time low

24.16 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay is 42.38 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay peaked at 42.38 percent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.16 percent, in 1961.

Paraguay ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	24.16 percent	—
1962	24.37 percent	+0.9%
1963	24.58 percent	+0.9%
1964	24.78 percent	+0.8%
1965	24.99 percent	+0.8%
1966	25.2 percent	+0.8%
1967	25.4 percent	+0.8%
1968	25.61 percent	+0.8%
1969	25.81 percent	+0.8%
1970	26.02 percent	+0.8%
1971	26.23 percent	+0.8%
1972	26.43 percent	+0.8%
1973	26.64 percent	+0.8%
1974	26.85 percent	+0.8%
1975	27.05 percent	+0.7%
1976	27.26 percent	+0.8%
1977	27.47 percent	+0.8%
1978	27.67 percent	+0.7%
1979	27.88 percent	+0.8%
1980	28.08 percent	+0.7%
1981	28.29 percent	+0.7%
1982	28.5 percent	+0.7%
1983	28.7 percent	+0.7%
1984	28.91 percent	+0.7%
1985	29.12 percent	+0.7%
1986	29.32 percent	+0.7%
1987	29.53 percent	+0.7%
1988	29.74 percent	+0.7%
1989	29.94 percent	+0.7%
1990	30.31 percent	+1.2%
1991	30.69 percent	+1.3%
1992	31.06 percent	+1.2%
1993	31.43 percent	+1.2%
1994	31.81 percent	+1.2%
1995	32.18 percent	+1.2%
1996	32.55 percent	+1.1%
1997	32.92 percent	+1.1%
1998	33.3 percent	+1.2%
1999	33.67 percent	+1.1%
2000	34.04 percent	+1.1%
2001	34.42 percent	+1.1%
2002	34.79 percent	+1.1%
2003	35.16 percent	+1.1%
2004	35.53 percent	+1.1%
2005	35.91 percent	+1.1%
2006	36.28 percent	+1.0%
2007	36.65 percent	+1.0%
2008	37.03 percent	+1.0%
2009	37.4 percent	+1.0%
2010	37.77 percent	+1.0%
2011	38.14 percent	+1.0%
2012	38.52 percent	+1.0%
2013	38.89 percent	+1.0%
2014	39.26 percent	+1.0%
2015	39.64 percent	+1.0%
2016	40.01 percent	+0.9%
2017	40.38 percent	+0.9%
2018	40.75 percent	+0.9%
2019	41.13 percent	+0.9%
2020	41.5 percent	+0.9%
2021	41.87 percent	+0.9%
2022	42.38 percent	+1.2%
2023	42.38 percent	+0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

Paraguay's 42.38 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 3.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Paraguay's 42.38 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24.99 percent	24.16 percent	25.81 percent	9
1970s	26.95 percent	26.02 percent	27.88 percent	10
1980s	29.01 percent	28.08 percent	29.94 percent	10
1990s	31.99 percent	30.31 percent	33.67 percent	10
2000s	35.72 percent	34.04 percent	37.4 percent	10
2010s	39.45 percent	37.77 percent	41.13 percent	10
2020s	42.03 percent	41.5 percent	42.38 percent	4

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More reference data data for Paraguay

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay was 42.38 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 42.38 percent in 2022.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 24.16 percent in 1961.
How does Paraguay rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Paraguay ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).