Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay is 0.0008 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.005 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Paraguay 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.005 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 ha per person | +59.6% |
| 2002 | 0.004 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per person | -62.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -62.1% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
| 2001 | +59.6% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
| 2007 | -38.7% | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person |
| 1972 | +33.5% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 34 New Caledonia 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 36 Benin 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 38 Sudan 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 39 Gabon 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0007 ha per person 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.