Sugar cane yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sugar cane yields was 62.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.41 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
48th
of 110 countries
All-time high
70.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
29 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Paraguay stood at 62.41 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Paraguay peaked at 70.77 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Paraguay ranks 48th of 110 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.
Sugar cane yields in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 30.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 36.11 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 37 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 38 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 34.08 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 34.95 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 34.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 35.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 33.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 39.31 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 41.92 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 34.26 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1976 | 34.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 37.41 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 36.13 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 36.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 37.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 44.62 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 46.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 46.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 49.39 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 46.67 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 40.18 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 50.98 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 50.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 40.82 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 50.4 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 49.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 50.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 46 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 48 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 48.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 48.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.95 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 40.22 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 56.8 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 52.37 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 52 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.81 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 42.67 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 62.08 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 48 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 51.31 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 51.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.4 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 47.8 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 54 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 55.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 55.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.77 tonnes per hectare | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 68.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 55.89 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 62.01 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 62.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 62.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 62.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +41.2% | 40.22 tonnes per hectare | 56.8 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.17 tonnes per hectare | 29 tonnes per hectare | 38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.49 tonnes per hectare | 33.8 tonnes per hectare | 41.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.95 tonnes per hectare | 37.51 tonnes per hectare | 50.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.92 tonnes per hectare | 40.82 tonnes per hectare | 50.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.27 tonnes per hectare | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | 62.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.11 tonnes per hectare | 36.4 tonnes per hectare | 56.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.97 tonnes per hectare | 55.89 tonnes per hectare | 70.77 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 sugar cane yields in Paraguay?
- Sugar cane yields in Paraguay was 62.41 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.77 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for sugar cane yields?
- Paraguay ranks 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Sugar cane 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.