Urban area over the long-term in Paraguay

Paraguay: Urban area over the long-term was 613.64 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
613.64 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
613.64 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Paraguay, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 613.64 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Paraguay peaked at 613.64 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

Paraguay ranks 116th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0016 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0195 km² per grid cell 0.0195 km² per grid cell 0.0195 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.0658 km² per grid cell 0.0658 km² per grid cell 0.0658 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.2193 km² per grid cell 0.2193 km² per grid cell 0.2193 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 0.6579 km² per grid cell 0.6579 km² per grid cell 0.6579 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 1.97 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 2.33 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 2.68 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 3.07 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 3.51 km² per grid cell 3.51 km² per grid cell 3.51 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 4 km² per grid cell 4 km² per grid cell 4 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 4.56 km² per grid cell 4.56 km² per grid cell 4.56 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 5.18 km² per grid cell 5.18 km² per grid cell 5.18 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 5.89 km² per grid cell 5.89 km² per grid cell 5.89 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 6.68 km² per grid cell 6.68 km² per grid cell 6.68 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 7.56 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 9.39 km² per grid cell 9.39 km² per grid cell 9.39 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 11.49 km² per grid cell 11.49 km² per grid cell 11.49 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 13.91 km² per grid cell 13.91 km² per grid cell 13.91 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 16.69 km² per grid cell 16.69 km² per grid cell 16.69 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 19.87 km² per grid cell 19.87 km² per grid cell 19.87 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 22.63 km² per grid cell 22.63 km² per grid cell 22.63 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 25.74 km² per grid cell 25.74 km² per grid cell 25.74 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 29.23 km² per grid cell 29.23 km² per grid cell 29.23 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 33.1 km² per grid cell 33.1 km² per grid cell 33.1 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 37.19 km² per grid cell 37.19 km² per grid cell 37.19 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 50.9 km² per grid cell 50.9 km² per grid cell 50.9 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 62.15 km² per grid cell 62.15 km² per grid cell 62.15 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 69.5 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 76.62 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 92.73 km² per grid cell 78.88 km² per grid cell 110.15 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 143.99 km² per grid cell 115.37 km² per grid cell 177.36 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 227.38 km² per grid cell 185.92 km² per grid cell 271.27 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 330.3 km² per grid cell 281.8 km² per grid cell 379.43 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 458.21 km² per grid cell 390.87 km² per grid cell 528.84 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 579.35 km² per grid cell 545.5 km² per grid cell 613.64 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 113 Togo 663.58 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 114 Sierra Leone 633.37 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 115 Georgia 614.35 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 117 Lithuania 603.33 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 118 Somalia 597.81 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 119 Namibia 563.77 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Paraguay?
Urban area over the long-term in Paraguay was 613.64 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 613.64 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Paraguay rank for urban area over the long-term?
Paraguay ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.