Cereal yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cereal yields was 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
81st
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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 3.62 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Paraguay peaked at 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Paraguay ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1969 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1986 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 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 cereal yields in Paraguay?
- Cereal yields in Paraguay was 3.62 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 cereal yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Paraguay rank for cereal yields?
- Paraguay ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.