Sweet potato production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sweet potato production was 51,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51,532
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
56th
of 120 countries
All-time high
166,932
in 2004
All-time low
30,378
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Paraguay stood at 51,532.
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 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30,378, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72,000 | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 74,200 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 86,250 | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 99,700 | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 89,800 | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 89,800 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85,300 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 93,830 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 98,500 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 99,000 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72,100 | -27.2% |
| 1973 | 88,076 | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 97,121 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 105,317 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 113,555 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 119,206 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 116,922 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 106,307 | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 112,100 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 75,100 | -33.0% |
| 1982 | 83,000 | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 87,600 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 92,000 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 101,825 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 87,582 | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 140,453 | +60.4% |
| 1988 | 136,662 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 131,622 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 105,291 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 84,232 | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 84,523 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 98,937 | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 106,359 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 70,824 | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 67,076 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 78,053 | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 76,947 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 79,365 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 69,054 | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 130,929 | +89.6% |
| 2002 | 124,383 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 106,332 | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 166,932 | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 134,540 | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 165,490 | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 104,000 | -37.2% |
| 2008 | 43,390 | -58.3% |
| 2009 | 44,511 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42,858 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 45,406 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 45,405 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45,405 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52,000 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 48,183 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 49,750 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 49,750 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50,599 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 50,520 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52,046 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 52,388 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30,378 | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 48,036 | +58.1% |
| 2024 | 51,532 | +7.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 51,532 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 51,532 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386, 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 | 130,929 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,542 | 70,000 | 99,700 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,610 | 72,100 | 119,206 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104,794 | 75,100 | 140,453 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,161 | 67,076 | 106,359 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,956 | 43,390 | 166,932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,988 | 42,858 | 52,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,876 | 30,378 | 52,388 | 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 166,932 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,378 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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