Bean yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bean yields was 0.714 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.714 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
108th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.423 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.714 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Paraguay peaked at 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.423 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 108th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7534 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6409 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6506 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7877 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7711 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7884 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8197 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7945 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7247 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8567 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8502 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8418 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8598 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6841 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +52.4% |
| 1988 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8599 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8657 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8311 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9297 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.906 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7484 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8433 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.818 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8874 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.887 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8592 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.423 tonnes per hectare | -50.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +89.1% |
| 2014 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8175 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9532 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9095 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 0.714 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.714 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.714 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +89.1% | 0.423 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +52.4% | 0.6841 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7125 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7288 tonnes per hectare | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | 0.8197 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8838 tonnes per hectare | 0.6841 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8153 tonnes per hectare | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8003 tonnes per hectare | 0.423 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.827 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Paraguay?
- Bean yields in Paraguay was 0.714 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.423 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for bean yields?
- Paraguay ranks 108th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.