Sweet potatoes — Yield in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 9,199 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Paraguay is 9,199 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Paraguay peaked at 11,000 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5,636 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,600 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,589 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 9,893 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 9,914 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 9,495 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 9,804 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 9,868 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 10,662 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 10,699 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 10,706 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 11,000 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 5,862 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 7,483 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1974 | 7,764 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 8,080 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 8,280 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 8,463 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 8,005 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 7,541 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 7,785 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 6,646 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 7,281 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 7,361 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 7,541 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7,848 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 7,850 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,187 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 9,624 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 9,686 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7,771 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 8,022 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 7,899 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 8,314 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 8,699 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 7,611 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 7,288 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 7,800 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 7,711 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 7,870 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6,320 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 7,383 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 5,944 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 5,681 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 8,830 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 6,727 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 7,884 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 8,000 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8,725 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 8,694 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,655 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8,694 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,608 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,693 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10,000 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 9,918 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,950 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,950 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,964 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,931 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9,874 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9,905 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,636 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 8,822 kg/ha | +56.5% |
| 2024 | 9,199 kg/ha | +4.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9,199 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,330 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9,199 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,065 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +56.5% | 5,636 kg/ha | 8,822 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +55.4% | 5,681 kg/ha | 8,830 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -46.7% | 11,000 kg/ha | 5,862 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -43.1% | 9,905 kg/ha | 5,636 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +29.8% | 7,850 kg/ha | 10,187 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +27.7% | 5,862 kg/ha | 7,483 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,947 kg/ha | 9,495 kg/ha | 10,699 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,318 kg/ha | 5,862 kg/ha | 11,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,181 kg/ha | 6,646 kg/ha | 10,187 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,898 kg/ha | 7,288 kg/ha | 8,699 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,419 kg/ha | 5,681 kg/ha | 8,830 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,436 kg/ha | 8,608 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,687 kg/ha | 5,636 kg/ha | 9,905 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 55 Uruguay 9,690 kg/ha compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 9,461 kg/ha compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 9,332 kg/ha compare
- 59 Benin 9,126 kg/ha compare
- 60 Fiji 9,000 kg/ha compare
- 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,931 kg/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 sweet potatoes — yield in Paraguay?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Paraguay was 9,199 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,636 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Yield. 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.