How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
182nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Paraguay 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.007 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0076 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0126 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0327 metric tons per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0252 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0253 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0316 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0453 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 0.048 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0643 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0581 metric tons per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0726 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0819 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0707 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0739 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0845 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0733 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0622 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0602 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0585 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0568 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0534 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0552 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0626 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0901 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0731 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0757 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0667 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0721 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0747 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0782 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0798 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0957 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +73.3% | 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0327 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0045 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0083 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0327 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0609 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0316 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0673 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0534 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0522 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0901 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0875 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0782 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 179 Saudi Arabia 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mali 0.0996 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 181 Canada 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 183 Slovakia 0.092 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 184 Chad 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.0854 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1032 metric tons per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Paraguay rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.