Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 55.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay stood at 55.8%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay peaked at 65.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.2% | — |
| 1962 | 20.8% | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 19.2% | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 26.3% | +37.0% |
| 1965 | 28.0% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 25.2% | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 24.7% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 24.0% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 25.5% | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 18.5% | -29.0% |
| 1973 | 24.5% | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 31.4% | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 37.4% | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 50.3% | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +82.0% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +3.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 55.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 55.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 | +82.0% | 30.9% | 56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 18.2% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.7% | 18.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 21.9% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 32.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 49.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 54.1% | 65.4% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Paraguay was 55.8% 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 animal feed recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.