Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay stood at 0.0137 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.0528 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0284 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0137 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0137 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | -61.7% | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +62.3% | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -38.1% | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +36.7% | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 55 South Africa 0.0238 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Liberia 0.0227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Sudan 0.0194 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Peru 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Costa Rica 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 New Caledonia 0.013 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0528 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.