Soya beans — Area harvested in Paraguay
Paraguay: Soya beans — Area harvested was 3.65 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soya beans — area harvested in Paraguay is 3.65 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Paraguay peaked at 3.65 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 7th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 ha | +38.5% |
| 1963 | 4,500 ha | +150.0% |
| 1964 | 6,250 ha | +38.9% |
| 1965 | 11,250 ha | +80.0% |
| 1966 | 14,280 ha | +26.9% |
| 1967 | 12,860 ha | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 8,400 ha | -34.7% |
| 1969 | 12,220 ha | +45.5% |
| 1970 | 28,300 ha | +131.6% |
| 1971 | 54,600 ha | +92.9% |
| 1972 | 75,800 ha | +38.8% |
| 1973 | 81,381 ha | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 127,300 ha | +56.4% |
| 1975 | 150,200 ha | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 173,400 ha | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 228,800 ha | +31.9% |
| 1978 | 272,200 ha | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 360,300 ha | +32.4% |
| 1980 | 475,300 ha | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 396,100 ha | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 502,200 ha | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 576,800 ha | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 638,800 ha | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 718,800 ha | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 539,300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 673,500 ha | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 765,500 ha | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 851,300 ha | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 899,900 ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 552,657 ha | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 594,720 ha | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 634,993 ha | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 694,117 ha | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 735,503 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 833,005 ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 939,652 ha | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 1.09 million ha | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million ha | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.45 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million ha | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million ha | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million ha | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.46 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.57 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.67 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.81 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.92 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.08 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.50 million ha | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.54 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.37 million ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.51 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.56 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.63 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.64 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.54 million ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.61 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.65 million ha | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.65 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,182 ha, 240.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.65 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,155 ha, 359.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soya beans — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +150.0% | 1,800 ha | 4,500 ha |
| 1970 | +131.6% | 12,220 ha | 28,300 ha |
| 1971 | +92.9% | 28,300 ha | 54,600 ha |
| 1965 | +80.0% | 6,250 ha | 11,250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,096 ha | 1,300 ha | 14,280 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 155,228 ha | 28,300 ha | 360,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 613,760 ha | 396,100 ha | 851,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 813,634 ha | 552,657 ha | 1.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million ha | 1.18 million ha | 2.57 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million ha | 2.67 million ha | 3.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 million ha | 3.54 million ha | 3.65 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 4 China 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 156,000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 82,000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4.13 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51,000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 43,712 ha compare
- 8 Ukraine 2.71 million ha compare
- 9 Canada 2.29 million ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 35,723 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 1.15 million ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 28,352 ha compare
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 soya beans — area harvested in Paraguay?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Paraguay was 3.65 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Paraguay ranks 7th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.