What is land area in Paraguay?

Land area in Paraguay was 396,012 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 397,300 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 396,012 sq. km in 2023.

How does Paraguay rank for land area?

Paraguay ranks 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Paraguay data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Paraguay

Name: Land area in Paraguay
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Paraguay: Land area was 396,012 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

396,012 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

60th

of 216 countries

All-time high

397,300 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

396,012 sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Paraguay, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Paraguay is 396,012 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Paraguay peaked at 397,300 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 396,012 sq. km, in 2023.

Paraguay ranks 60th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	9
1970s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	10
1980s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	10
1990s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	10
2000s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	10
2010s	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	10
2020s	396,656 sq. km	396,012 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

57 Iraq 434,130 sq. km compare
58 Greenland 410,450 sq. km compare
59 Sweden 407,270 sq. km compare
61 Zimbabwe 386,850 sq. km compare
62 Japan 364,569 sq. km compare
63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 29.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 2.08 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.74 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 1.53 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 4,482 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 6.87 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Paraguay?: Land area in Paraguay was 396,012 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 397,300 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 396,012 sq. km in 2023.
How does Paraguay rank for land area?: Paraguay ranks 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.