FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.6785 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.6785 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.6869 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3573 hectares per person, in 1973.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4208 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4166 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4154 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4206 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4211 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4225 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4126 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4013 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3923 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3836 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.375 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3664 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3573 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3927 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4276 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4607 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4884 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5177 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5417 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5669 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5919 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5861 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.582 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5775 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5711 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5701 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5631 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5565 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5517 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5474 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5393 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5646 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5509 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5712 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5889 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5753 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5625 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6009 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6099 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6097 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6187 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6297 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6365 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6416 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6474 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6541 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6571 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6835 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6652 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.67 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6726 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6752 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6772 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6789 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6782 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6777 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6772 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6772 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6774 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6771 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6775 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6869 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6785 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.6785 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.6785 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1121 hectares per person, 6.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.3923 hectares per person | 0.4225 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4311 hectares per person | 0.3573 hectares per person | 0.5417 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5717 hectares per person | 0.5517 hectares per person | 0.5919 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5711 hectares per person | 0.5393 hectares per person | 0.6099 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6444 hectares per person | 0.6097 hectares per person | 0.6835 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6762 hectares per person | 0.67 hectares per person | 0.6789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.68 hectares per person | 0.6771 hectares per person | 0.6869 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Paraguay was 0.6785 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6869 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3573 hectares per person in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.