Broad beans and horse beans, dry production in Paraguay
In 2024 Paraguay produced 15,037 t of broad beans and horse beans, dry, the 31st largest in the world (0.24% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.9%. The record was 15,353 t in 2017. Area harvested: 21,688 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 15,037 t
- World rank
- 31 of 64
- 10-year change
- +3.9%
- Record
- 15,353 t
- 2017
Broad beans and horse beans, dry in Paraguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Paraguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.24%
- 0.31% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.7
- world 2.3 (−69%)
- kg per person
- 2.17
- world 0.77
- 10-year change
- +3.9%
- world +36%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Austria | 15,640 | 0.25% |
| 30 | Greece | 15,070 | 0.24% |
| 31 | Paraguay | 15,037 | 0.24% |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 14,086 | 0.23% |
| 33 | Finland | 13,500 | 0.22% |
Map of world production of broad beans and horse beans, dry
Share of the world total; Paraguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,037 | −0.1% | 21,688 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 15,055 | +0.1% | 21,683 | 0.69 |
| 2022 | 15,033 | +0.1% | 21,696 | 0.69 |
| 2021 | 15,024 | −0.5% | 21,685 | 0.69 |
| 2020 | 15,107 | +0.9% | 21,669 | 0.70 |
| 2019 | 14,968 | −0.2% | 21,736 | 0.69 |
| 2018 | 14,998 | −2.3% | 21,650 | 0.69 |
| 2017 | 15,353 | +5.5% | 21,620 | 0.71 |
| 2016 | 14,553 | −3.5% | 21,938 | 0.66 |
| 2015 | 15,088 | +4.2% | 21,391 | 0.71 |
| 2014 | 14,475 | +2.7% | 21,533 | 0.67 |
| 2013 | 14,095 | +2.7% | 21,281 | 0.66 |
| 2012 | 13,720 | +0.7% | 19,701 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 13,628 | +4.0% | 18,071 | 0.75 |
| 2010 | 13,110 | +4.9% | 15,706 | 0.83 |
| 2009 | 12,500 | +4.2% | 14,500 | 0.86 |
| 2008 | 12,000 | −7.7% | 14,000 | 0.86 |
| 2007 | 13,000 | +18% | 15,000 | 0.87 |
| 2006 | 11,015 | −22% | 13,070 | 0.84 |
| 2005 | 14,200 | +40% | 14,950 | 0.95 |
| 2004 | 10,170 | +4.3% | 10,498 | 0.97 |
| 2003 | 9,751 | +4.8% | 10,216 | 0.95 |
| 2002 | 9,300 | +1.6% | 10,500 | 0.89 |
| 2001 | 9,156 | +27% | 10,033 | 0.91 |
| 2000 | 7,187 | −14% | 8,387 | 0.86 |
| 1999 | 8,350 | +35% | 8,284 | 1.01 |
| 1998 | 6,185 | −2.9% | 5,996 | 1.03 |
| 1997 | 6,373 | +2.0% | 6,000 | 1.06 |
| 1996 | 6,251 | +0.5% | 5,895 | 1.06 |
| 1995 | 6,222 | −20% | 5,887 | 1.06 |
| 1994 | 7,795 | −2.5% | 7,441 | 1.05 |
| 1993 | 7,997 | +58% | 7,564 | 1.06 |
| 1992 | 5,050 | +6.9% | 5,450 | 0.93 |
| 1991 | 4,726 | −20% | 5,343 | 0.88 |
| 1990 | 5,878 | −20% | 6,900 | 0.85 |
| 1989 | 7,311 | −10.0% | 9,500 | 0.77 |
| 1988 | 8,123 | +5.1% | 9,100 | 0.89 |
| 1987 | 7,728 | +4.5% | 8,400 | 0.92 |
| 1986 | 7,396 | −27% | 9,350 | 0.79 |
| 1985 | 10,153 | +10% | 11,287 | 0.90 |
| 1984 | 9,200 | +8.2% | 10,400 | 0.88 |
| 1983 | 8,500 | +7.6% | 9,700 | 0.88 |
| 1982 | 7,900 | +6.8% | 9,000 | 0.88 |
| 1981 | 7,400 | −43% | 8,600 | 0.86 |
| 1980 | 12,900 | −0.9% | 15,700 | 0.82 |
| 1979 | 13,015 | −4.5% | 15,688 | 0.83 |
| 1978 | 13,625 | −7.5% | 15,653 | 0.87 |
| 1977 | 14,727 | +67% | 16,093 | 0.92 |
| 1976 | 8,801 | +5.0% | 9,894 | 0.89 |
| 1975 | 8,385 | +5.5% | 9,468 | 0.89 |
| 1974 | 7,951 | +20% | 9,089 | 0.87 |
| 1973 | 6,600 | −14% | 7,800 | 0.85 |
| 1972 | 7,700 | +88% | 9,900 | 0.78 |
| 1971 | 4,100 | +89% | 5,800 | 0.71 |
| 1970 | 2,170 | −10% | 3,610 | 0.60 |
| 1969 | 2,420 | −3.2% | 4,030 | 0.60 |
| 1968 | 2,500 | −26% | 4,200 | 0.60 |
| 1967 | 3,360 | +3.4% | 4,800 | 0.70 |
| 1966 | 3,250 | +5.9% | 4,600 | 0.71 |
| 1965 | 3,070 | +19% | 4,100 | 0.75 |
| 1964 | 2,590 | +36% | 3,700 | 0.70 |
| 1963 | 1,900 | 0.0% | 3,200 | 0.59 |
| 1962 | 1,900 | −9.5% | 2,700 | 0.70 |
| 1961 | 2,100 | — | 3,000 | 0.70 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Paraguay?
Paraguay produced 15,037 t in 2024, 0.24% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Paraguay rank in the world for production of broad beans and horse beans, dry?
Paraguay ranked 31st of 64 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.0% of the world total.
How has the production of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Paraguay changed?
It rose by 3.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +36% for the world. The record was 15,353 t in 2017.
What is the yield of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Paraguay?
0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (15,037 t from 21,688 ha), against a world average of 2.3 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Paraguay is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

