Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 3.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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
In 2024, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Paraguay stood at 3.62 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Paraguay peaked at 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Paraguay 81st out of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Paraguay?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Paraguay rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Paraguay ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.