Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,482 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay is 4,482 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay peaked at 4,706 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,650 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,029 kg per hectare | 1,650 kg per hectare | 2,416 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,327 kg per hectare | 1,980 kg per hectare | 2,699 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,878 kg per hectare | 3,036 kg per hectare | 4,601 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,129 kg per hectare | 3,505 kg per hectare | 4,706 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 49 Peru 4,851 kg per hectare compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 4,787 kg per hectare compare
- 51 South Africa 4,562 kg per hectare compare
- 53 Sweden 4,456 kg per hectare compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 4,455 kg per hectare compare
- 55 Colombia 4,422 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Paraguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.412 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1098 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1098 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1341 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3457 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Paraguay was 4,482 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,706 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,650 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.