Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Potato production
Papua New Guinea
1,263 tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
1,170 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Paraguay rank
148th
Potato production over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,263 tonnes against 1,170 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 93 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 159 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.67 tonnes | 8,112 tonnes | 8,046 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 131.8 tonnes | 4,734 tonnes | 4,602 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 319.7 tonnes | 2,225 tonnes | 1,905 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 399.2 tonnes | 1,619 tonnes | 1,220 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 839.21 tonnes | 1,007 tonnes | 167.49 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1,169 tonnes | 3,439 tonnes | 2,270 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1,263 tonnes | 2,367 tonnes | 1,104 tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,263 tonnes against 1,170 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 93 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for potato production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.