Groundnut yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Groundnut yields was 0.956 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.956 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
79th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.475 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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 0.956 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Paraguay peaked at 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.475 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 79th of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8505 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8496 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8498 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8498 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8301 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7934 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.818 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8907 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9803 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8567 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9952 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9837 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7516 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9123 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9164 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9172 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.973 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.973 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9308 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | -49.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +152.6% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9717 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.956 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.956 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.956 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 | +152.6% | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | -49.0% | 0.9308 tonnes per hectare | 0.475 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +41.5% | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8339 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8867 tonnes per hectare | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9509 tonnes per hectare | 0.7516 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9664 tonnes per hectare | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9557 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 1 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 groundnut yields in Paraguay?
- Groundnut yields in Paraguay was 0.956 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 groundnut yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.475 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for groundnut yields?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Groundnut 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.