Sweet potato production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sweet potato production was 51,532 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51,532 tonnes
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
56th
of 120 countries
All-time high
166,932 tonnes
in 2004
All-time low
30,378 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production 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.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Paraguay stood at 51,532 tonnes.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Paraguay peaked at 166,932 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30,378 tonnes, in 2022.
Paraguay ranks 56th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 74,200 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 86,250 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 99,700 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 89,800 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 89,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85,300 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 93,830 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 98,500 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 99,000 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72,100 tonnes | -27.2% |
| 1973 | 88,076 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 97,121 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 105,317 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 113,555 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 119,206 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 116,922 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 106,307 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 112,100 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 75,100 tonnes | -33.0% |
| 1982 | 83,000 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 87,600 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 92,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 101,825 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 87,582 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 140,453 tonnes | +60.4% |
| 1988 | 136,662 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 131,622 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 105,291 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 84,232 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 84,523 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 98,937 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 106,359 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 70,824 tonnes | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 67,076 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 78,053 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 76,947 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 79,365 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 69,054 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 130,929 tonnes | +89.6% |
| 2002 | 124,383 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 106,332 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 166,932 tonnes | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 134,540 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 165,490 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 104,000 tonnes | -37.2% |
| 2008 | 43,390 tonnes | -58.3% |
| 2009 | 44,511 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42,858 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 45,406 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 45,405 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45,405 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52,000 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 48,183 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 49,750 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 49,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50,599 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 50,520 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52,046 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 52,388 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30,378 tonnes | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 48,036 tonnes | +58.1% |
| 2024 | 51,532 tonnes | +7.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 51,532 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731 tonnes, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 51,532 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386 tonnes, 11.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +89.6% | 69,054 tonnes | 130,929 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,542 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 99,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,610 tonnes | 72,100 tonnes | 119,206 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 104,794 tonnes | 75,100 tonnes | 140,453 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,161 tonnes | 67,076 tonnes | 106,359 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,956 tonnes | 43,390 tonnes | 166,932 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,988 tonnes | 42,858 tonnes | 52,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,876 tonnes | 30,378 tonnes | 52,388 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Paraguay?
- Sweet potato production in Paraguay was 51,532 tonnes 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 sweet potato production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 166,932 tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,378 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for sweet potato production?
- Paraguay ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.