Cotton yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cotton yields was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.4602 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 30th of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7457 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6302 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7428 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7407 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4602 tonnes per hectare | -37.9% |
| 1967 | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | +51.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 0.675 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8562 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5271 tonnes per hectare | -38.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9248 tonnes per hectare | +75.5% |
| 1973 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9624 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9961 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9777 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.996 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7509 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8808 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +58.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8732 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +54.5% |
| 1989 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 0.895 tonnes per hectare | -41.2% |
| 1993 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +99.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9966 tonnes per hectare | -44.2% |
| 1995 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9885 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9268 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7347 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9545 tonnes per hectare | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9623 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +82.8% |
| 2011 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +91.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +64.1% |
| 2021 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 30th out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.