Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 9,424 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Paraguay is 9,424 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Paraguay peaked at 218,398 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,200 t, in 2017.
Paraguay ranks 44th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,700 t | +25.9% |
| 1963 | 11,300 t | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 11,500 t | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 14,300 t | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 9,300 t | -35.0% |
| 1967 | 8,928 t | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 9,676 t | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 13,011 t | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 11,601 t | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 5,204 t | -55.1% |
| 1972 | 12,719 t | +144.4% |
| 1973 | 22,256 t | +75.0% |
| 1974 | 24,106 t | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 32,170 t | +33.5% |
| 1976 | 33,807 t | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 72,841 t | +115.5% |
| 1978 | 90,660 t | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 73,281 t | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 74,874 t | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 105,869 t | +41.4% |
| 1982 | 90,766 t | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 96,000 t | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 121,000 t | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 165,500 t | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 107,400 t | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 84,175 t | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 187,396 t | +122.6% |
| 1989 | 207,973 t | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 218,398 t | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 208,470 t | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 143,381 t | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 151,478 t | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 136,754 t | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 153,164 t | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 109,000 t | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 47,200 t | -56.7% |
| 1998 | 73,300 t | +55.3% |
| 1999 | 66,750 t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 81,500 t | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 97,200 t | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 41,000 t | -57.8% |
| 2003 | 57,000 t | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 109,000 t | +91.2% |
| 2005 | 70,000 t | -35.8% |
| 2006 | 59,400 t | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 34,650 t | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 21,041 t | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 5,940 t | -71.8% |
| 2010 | 4,968 t | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 10,102 t | +103.3% |
| 2012 | 9,504 t | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16,335 t | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 5,100 t | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 4,500 t | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 4,300 t | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,200 t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,236 t | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 5,000 t | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 9,424 t | +88.5% |
| 2021 | 9,424 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,948 t | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 9,424 t | -5.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9,424 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 986.42 t, 9.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9,424 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 437.77 t, 21.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,802 t | 8,500 t | 14,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,864 t | 5,204 t | 90,660 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,095 t | 74,874 t | 207,973 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,790 t | 47,200 t | 218,398 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,673 t | 5,940 t | 109,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,924 t | 4,200 t | 16,335 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,555 t | 9,424 t | 9,948 t | 4 |
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 cotton lint, ginned — production in Paraguay?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Paraguay was 9,424 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 218,398 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,200 t in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. 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 Cotton lint, ginned — Production. 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.