Cassava yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cassava yields was 18.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.47 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 41.8%
World rank
19th
of 101 countries
All-time high
18.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
9.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava 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
The most recent figure for cassava yields in Paraguay is 18.47 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Paraguay peaked at 18.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 14.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 14.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 12.95 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 13.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 15.48 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 14.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 14.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 15.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 15.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 14.41 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 16.9 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 14.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 13.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 14.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 14.68 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 17.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 16.42 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.97 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.53 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 17.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | +41.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 18.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 18.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.63 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava 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 | +63.3% | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | 16 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | +41.8% | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | 18.47 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.37 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.49 tonnes per hectare | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | 15.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare | 17.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.35 tonnes per hectare | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | 18.47 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 16 Barbados 19.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Malaysia 18.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 French Polynesia 18.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 South Sudan 17.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Cook Islands 17.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Fiji 17.64 tonnes per hectare 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 cassava yields in Paraguay?
- Cassava yields in Paraguay was 18.47 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 cassava yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for cassava yields?
- Paraguay ranks 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.