Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Paraguay
Paraguay: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 185 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Paraguay is 185 kg/An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Paraguay peaked at 254 kg/An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 168 kg/An, in 1987.
That places Paraguay 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 182 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 182 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 181 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 181 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 183 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 186 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 190 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 198 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 196 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 198 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 188 kg/An | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 192 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 190 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 189 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 190 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 192 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 187 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 211 kg/An | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 213 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 204 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 168 kg/An | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 180 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 180 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 180 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 180 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 179 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 180 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 197 kg/An | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 254 kg/An | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 254 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 254 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 254 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 254 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 244 kg/An | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 237 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 234 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 235 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 234 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 231 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 234 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 241 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 243 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 220 kg/An | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 224 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 226 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 185 kg/An | -18.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 185 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 204 kg/An, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 185 kg/An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 203 kg/An, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.9% | 197 kg/An | 254 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.78 kg/An | 181 kg/An | 182 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 191.2 kg/An | 183 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.4 kg/An | 168 kg/An | 213 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 190.1 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 197 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 214.1 kg/An | 197 kg/An | 254 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 239.8 kg/An | 231 kg/An | 254 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.6 kg/An | 185 kg/An | 243 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 110 Tonga 190 kg/An compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 189 kg/An compare
- 112 Vanuatu 188 kg/An compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 185 kg/An compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 184 kg/An compare
- 116 Ukraine 183 kg/An compare
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Paraguay?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Paraguay was 185 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 254 kg/An in 2007.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 kg/An in 1987.
- How does Paraguay rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Paraguay ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.