Cotton yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cotton yields was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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 2.01 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Paraguay peaked at 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4602 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Paraguay ranks 29th of 100 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6836 tonnes per hectare | 0.4602 tonnes per hectare | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9179 tonnes per hectare | 0.5271 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.8732 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.895 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9102 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.53 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Paraguay?
- Cotton yields in Paraguay was 2.01 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 cotton yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4602 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Paraguay rank for cotton yields?
- Paraguay ranks 29th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. 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 Cotton 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.