Share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 39.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay is 39.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay peaked at 81.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 143rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.8% | — |
| 1962 | 79.2% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 73.7% | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 72.0% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 74.8% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 73.5% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 75.3% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 81.5% | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 75.5% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 49.7% | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 62.2% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 70.7% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 75.2% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 66.1% | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 60.3% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 54.2% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -3.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 39.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 39.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -40.9% | 68.7% | 40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.3% | 72.0% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 49.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 62.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 50.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 68.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 31.9% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 30.7% | 40.9% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Paraguay was 39.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Paraguay ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.