Share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.76 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.76 percent for share of arable land which is organic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay peaked at 0.76 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.21 percent, in 2017.
That places Paraguay 89th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.28 percent | — |
| 2008 | 0.28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.32 percent | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.28 percent | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.32 percent | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.32 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 percent | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.21 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.28 percent | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.35 percent | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.53 percent | +51.4% |
| 2022 | 0.54 percent | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.76 percent | +40.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.76 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 percent, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.76 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.52 percent, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2767 percent | 0.27 percent | 0.28 percent | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.275 percent | 0.21 percent | 0.32 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.545 percent | 0.35 percent | 0.76 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 86 Serbia 0.85 percent compare
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- 90 Papua New Guinea 0.73 percent compare
- 91 Bhutan 0.7 percent compare
- 92 North Macedonia 0.67 percent 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 share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Paraguay was 0.76 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 arable land which is organic recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 percent in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. 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 arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).