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South America > Paraguay > Agriculture

PARAGUAYAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 107 [79th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 62.51 % of land area Time series [37th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 248,360 sq. km Time series [42nd of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 43,745.007 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [12th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 16,500 Time series [76th of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 2.906 per 1 million people Time series [72nd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 54.28 Time series [113rd of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 11.79 % Time series [11th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 1.08 % Time series [98th of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 266.505 $ per capita Time series [36th of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 220.681 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [37th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 274.144 $ per capita Time series [53rd of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 2,378 thousand hectares [76th of 148]
    Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 374.606 thousand hectares per 1 m [35th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 7.65 % of land area Time series [120th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 3,040,000 hectares Time series [64th of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 535.452 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [11th of 200]
Area > Soybean 1,750,000 [6th of 21]
    Area > Soybean (per capita) 0.276 per capita [2nd of 21]
Area > Total Oilseed 2,060,000 [11th of 26]
    Area > Total Oilseed (per capita) 0.325 per capita [2nd of 26]
Cereal production 107 thousand metric tons [79th of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.0168557 thousand metric tons per [48th of 149]
Cereal production growth 133% [3rd of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 2,092.2 kg/ha Time series [99th of 171]
Cotton exports 300 thousand bales [18th of 109]
Cotton imports 0 thousand bales [91st of 109]
Cotton production 350 [24th of 109]
    Cotton production (per capita) 5.514 per 100,000 people [10th of 109]
Cotton stocks 90 thousand bales [41st of 109]
Cotton use 25 thousand bales [79th of 109]
Crop production index 130.7 % Time series [10th of 182]
Exports to USA > Beans $0.00 [50th of 65]
    Exports to USA > Beans (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [49th of 65]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 507.18 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [92nd of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 153,168 metric tons Time series [64th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 27.514 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [33rd of 176]
Fertilizer use 27.4 kg [82nd of 138]
Food production index 115 % Time series [38th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 2.14 % Time series [126th of 164]
Labor share 33.9% [65th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 766,670 hectares Time series [86th of 176]
    Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 129,973.786 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [44th of 177]
Livestock production index 105.1 % Time series [93rd of 181]
Meat production 385 thousand metric tons [61st of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.060649 thousand metric tons per [28th of 149]
Meat production growth 82% [28th of 149]
Organic cropland 61,566 hectares [23rd of 88]
    Organic cropland (per capita) 9.69849 hectares per 1,000 peopl [15th of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.24 % of land area Time series [152nd of 187]
Permanent crops 88,000 hectares [105th of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 13.8626 hectares per 1,000 peopl [103rd of 181]
Pesticide use 1.5 kg [17th of 45]
Production > Soybean 3,910,000 [6th of 21]
    Production > Soybean (per capita) 615.942 per 1,000 people [2nd of 21]
Production > Total Oilseed 4,140,000 [11th of 26]
    Production > Total Oilseed (per capita) 652.174 per 1,000 people [2nd of 26]
Products
cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava, fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber
Root and tuber production 3,110 thousand metric tons [31st of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.489918 thousand metric tons per [5th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth -12% [126th of 149]
Tractor concentration 6.9 [76th of 147]
Tractors 16,500 [73rd of 147]
    Tractors (per capita) 2,599.24 per 1 million people [63rd of 147]
Value added 20.32 [53rd of 158]
value added > annual % growth 0.11 % Time series [105th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 1,572,020,000 constant 2000 US$ Time series [66th of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 266.505 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [36th of 164]
value added > constant LCU 3999552000000 Time series
value added > current LCU 9990246000000 Time series
value added > current US$ 1,617,079,000 $ Time series [72nd of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 220.681 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [37th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 274.144 $ per capita Time series [53rd of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 2,077.2 constant 2000 US$ Time series [70th of 163]
Workers per hectare 0.3 [98th of 148]
Yield > Soybean 2.23 [5th of 21]
Yield > Total Oilseed 2.01 [9th of 26]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay, Republica del Paraguay

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