Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 93.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 93.78 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Paraguay peaked at 108.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.58, in 1963.
Paraguay ranks 122nd of 185 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.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.23 | — |
| 1962 | 38.57 | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 37.58 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 42.22 | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 43.93 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 41.95 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 42.33 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 41.67 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 40.6 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 43.28 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 41.76 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 40.22 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 38.51 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 40.2 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 38.22 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 39.95 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 43.74 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 42.61 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 43.63 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 43.04 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 44.53 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 45.96 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 45.91 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 47.59 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 49.66 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 45.29 | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 49.23 | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 52.33 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 55.87 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 55 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 47.21 | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 48.86 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 51.89 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 48.32 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 50.24 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 51.56 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 56.36 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 56.89 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 55.07 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 49.98 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 56.21 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 56.98 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.45 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 60.6 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 61.7 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.43 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 75.43 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 73.41 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 62.91 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 86.29 | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 89.43 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 65.18 | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 95.63 | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 101.07 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 98.81 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 100.13 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 107.41 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 105.62 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 96.6 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 108.95 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 101.47 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 76.25 | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 92.65 | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 93.78 | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 93.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.27, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 93.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.31, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +46.7% | 65.18 | 95.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.01 | 37.58 | 43.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.21 | 38.22 | 43.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.94 | 43.04 | 55.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.14 | 47.21 | 56.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 | 49.98 | 75.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.62 | 65.18 | 107.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.62 | 76.25 | 108.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.4 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Paraguay?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Paraguay was 93.78 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 108.95 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.58 in 1963.
- How does Paraguay rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Paraguay ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.