Yields of key staple crops in Paraguay
Paraguay: Yields of key staple crops was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
95th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.5466 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Paraguay is 1.71 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Paraguay peaked at 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5466 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 95th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9072 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +54.3% |
| 1966 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9141 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1971 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +45.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5466 tonnes per hectare | -48.6% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +107.3% |
| 1974 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7092 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1976 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +70.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9813 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 1988 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -43.7% |
| 1996 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +102.9% |
| 1997 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 1998 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +88.9% |
| 2001 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9315 tonnes per hectare | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9979 tonnes per hectare | 0.5466 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 yields of key staple crops in Paraguay?
- Yields of key staple crops in Paraguay was 1.71 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5466 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Paraguay ranks 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.