Coffee bean yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Coffee bean yields was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.31 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.47 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
All-time low
0.391 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean 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 coffee bean yields in Paraguay is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Paraguay peaked at 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.391 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Paraguay 13th out of 82 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.
Coffee bean yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8505 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9175 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7613 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5388 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7263 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9575 tonnes per hectare | +31.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8663 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.834 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.391 tonnes per hectare | -53.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6545 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6873 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | +41.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8351 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +60.7% |
| 1986 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9118 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9238 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8693 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7988 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.674 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.671 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8037 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7921 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6992 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7169 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9971 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9381 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9367 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9678 tonnes per hectare | 0.7613 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 0.391 tonnes per hectare | 0.9575 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8243 tonnes per hectare | 0.671 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9532 tonnes per hectare | 0.6992 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 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 coffee bean yields in Paraguay?
- Coffee bean yields in Paraguay was 1.31 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Paraguay rank for coffee bean yields?
- Paraguay ranks 13th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Coffee bean 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. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.