What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay?

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay was 16.78 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 16.78 million hectares in 2022.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 9.60 million hectares in 1961.

How does Paraguay rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?

Paraguay ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay

Name: Area of 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: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 16.78 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

16.78 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 208 countries

All-time high

16.78 million hectares

in 2022

All-time low

9.60 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of 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 hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay is 16.78 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay peaked at 16.78 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.60 million hectares, in 1961.

Paraguay ranks 42nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.93 million hectares	9.60 million hectares	10.26 million hectares	9
1970s	10.71 million hectares	10.34 million hectares	11.08 million hectares	10
1980s	11.53 million hectares	11.16 million hectares	11.90 million hectares	10
1990s	12.71 million hectares	12.04 million hectares	13.38 million hectares	10
2000s	14.19 million hectares	13.53 million hectares	14.86 million hectares	10
2010s	15.67 million hectares	15.01 million hectares	16.34 million hectares	10
2020s	16.67 million hectares	16.49 million hectares	16.78 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

39 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.20 million hectares compare
39 Venezuela 18.20 million hectares compare
41 Peru 18.19 million hectares compare
43 Turkey 14.62 million hectares compare
44 Libya 13.30 million hectares compare
45 Cote d'Ivoire 13.20 million hectares compare

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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 area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Paraguay was 16.78 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 16.78 million hectares in 2022.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 9.60 million hectares in 1961.
How does Paraguay rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Paraguay ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
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: 07 August 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.