Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 8,987 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 8,987 t for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Paraguay peaked at 224,808 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,900 t, in 2017.
That places Paraguay 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,135 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,375 t | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 13,895 t | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 12,635 t | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 14,700 t | +16.3% |
| 1966 | 10,115 t | -31.2% |
| 1967 | 9,345 t | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 10,535 t | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 14,175 t | +34.6% |
| 1970 | 13,860 t | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 6,125 t | -55.8% |
| 1972 | 18,515 t | +202.3% |
| 1973 | 29,855 t | +61.2% |
| 1974 | 31,395 t | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 34,864 t | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 37,608 t | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 79,590 t | +111.6% |
| 1978 | 99,317 t | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 82,132 t | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 79,625 t | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 119,560 t | +50.2% |
| 1982 | 91,140 t | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 105,000 t | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 131,950 t | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 164,271 t | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 120,120 t | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 86,916 t | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 190,116 t | +118.7% |
| 1989 | 220,570 t | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 224,808 t | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 221,105 t | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 136,983 t | -38.0% |
| 1993 | 147,270 t | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 132,957 t | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 161,434 t | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 115,413 t | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 48,684 t | -57.8% |
| 1998 | 77,700 t | +59.6% |
| 1999 | 70,799 t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 86,308 t | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 103,055 t | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 43,283 t | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 60,466 t | +39.7% |
| 2004 | 115,500 t | +91.0% |
| 2005 | 69,300 t | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 63,000 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 36,750 t | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 22,316 t | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 6,300 t | -71.8% |
| 2010 | 5,269 t | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 10,714 t | +103.3% |
| 2012 | 10,080 t | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 17,325 t | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 5,390 t | -68.9% |
| 2015 | 5,187 t | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4,956 t | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4,900 t | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,645 t | +35.6% |
| 2019 | 9,450 t | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 10,164 t | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 10,430 t | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 10,130 t | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 13,094 t | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 8,987 t | -31.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 8,987 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,568 t, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 8,987 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,285 t, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +202.3% | 6,125 t | 18,515 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,768 t | 9,135 t | 14,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,326 t | 6,125 t | 99,317 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,927 t | 79,625 t | 220,570 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,715 t | 48,684 t | 224,808 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,628 t | 6,300 t | 115,500 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,992 t | 4,900 t | 17,325 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,561 t | 8,987 t | 13,094 t | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Paraguay?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Paraguay was 8,987 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 224,808 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,900 t in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Paraguay ranks 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.