Corn: Yield gap in Paraguay
Paraguay: Corn: Yield gap was 0.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Paraguay is 0.88 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Paraguay peaked at 3.08 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 77th out of 115 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6255 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 74 Azerbaijan 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Cote d'Ivoire 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Ghana 0.9979 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Mali 0.8467 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Ecuador 0.8353 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 El Salvador 0.7858 tonnes per hectare compare
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 corn: yield gap in Paraguay?
- Corn: yield gap in Paraguay was 0.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for corn: yield gap?
- Paraguay ranks 77th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.