Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 1.61 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.61 million ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Paraguay peaked at 1.89 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 111,600 ha, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 115,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 116,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 180,800 ha | +55.7% |
| 1965 | 180,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 166,817 ha | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 204,820 ha | +22.8% |
| 1968 | 224,914 ha | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 176,049 ha | -21.7% |
| 1970 | 239,309 ha | +35.9% |
| 1971 | 268,800 ha | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 243,000 ha | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 232,236 ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 264,993 ha | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 278,563 ha | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 316,434 ha | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 357,038 ha | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 342,609 ha | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 310,000 ha | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 306,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 305,923 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 376,040 ha | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 298,000 ha | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 311,260 ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 326,530 ha | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 340,700 ha | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 340,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 464,700 ha | +36.7% |
| 1989 | 477,600 ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 393,698 ha | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 417,757 ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 443,798 ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 473,612 ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 428,396 ha | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 540,352 ha | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 582,162 ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 645,904 ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 591,222 ha | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 588,161 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 511,879 ha | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 753,625 ha | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 740,979 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 821,259 ha | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 803,935 ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 806,850 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million ha | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million ha | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million ha | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million ha | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million ha | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million ha | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million ha | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 1.61 million ha | +5.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.61 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.61 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 9.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164,033 ha | 111,600 ha | 224,914 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 285,298 ha | 232,236 ha | 357,038 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,695 ha | 298,000 ha | 477,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 510,506 ha | 393,698 ha | 645,904 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 919,789 ha | 511,879 ha | 1.34 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million ha | 1.44 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million ha | 1.52 million ha | 1.89 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Paraguay?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Paraguay was 1.61 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,600 ha in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. 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.