Sunflower seed yields in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sunflower seed yields was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Paraguay, 1975–2024
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, sunflower seed yields in Paraguay stood at 1.67 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Paraguay peaked at 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8858 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
Paraguay ranks 36th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8858 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.9447 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sunflower seed yields in Paraguay?
- Sunflower seed yields in Paraguay was 1.67 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 sunflower seed yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8858 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Paraguay rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Paraguay ranks 36th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.