Agricultural production in Paraguay
According to FAOSTAT, Paraguay produced 5.8 million t of cereals, 142,108 t of vegetables, 753,355 t of fruit, 580,201 t of meat and 559,000 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were soybeans (11.1 million t), sugar cane (6.9 million t) and maize (3.9 million t).
- Products recorded
- 98
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 4
- products
- Year
- 2024
Paraguay ranks second or third in the world for maté leaves and tung nuts.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in maté leaves (+84%), followed by pineapples (+33%).
Livestock numbers: 13.6 million cattle, 1.7 million pigs, 371,738 sheep and 117,040 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sugar crops | 6,864,550 | 31 | 0.31% | +7.7% |
| All cereals | 5,806,160 | 50 | 0.19% | +18% |
| All roots and tubers | 3,103,353 | 49 | 0.33% | −0.4% |
| All fruit | 753,355 | 94 | 0.08% | +5.1% |
| All meat | 580,201 | 65 | 0.16% | +3.0% |
| All milk | 559,000 | 88 | 0.06% | +6.5% |
| All citrus fruit | 320,702 | 41 | 0.19% | −2.8% |
| All vegetables | 142,108 | 127 | 0.01% | +7.6% |
| All eggs | 112,941 | 52 | 0.11% | −19% |
| All pulses | 41,231 | 96 | 0.04% | −47% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 11,100,256 | 6 | 2.79% | +11% |
| Sugar cane | 6,864,550 | 24 | 0.35% | +7.7% |
| Maize | 3,942,500 | 32 | 0.32% | +23% |
| Cassava | 3,050,651 | 21 | 0.89% | −0.3% |
| Rice (paddy) | 1,051,752 | 41 | 0.13% | +31% |
| Wheat | 767,700 | 56 | 0.1% | −8.6% |
| Soya bean oil | 634,400 | 8 | 1.06% | +11% |
| Cow milk | 559,000 | 85 | 0.07% | +6.5% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 427,140 | 31 | 0.61% | −8.6% |
| Beer | 306,589 | 65 | 0.17% | +104% |
| Oranges | 245,197 | 30 | 0.36% | +6.1% |
| Maté leaves | 169,342 | 3 | 8.48% | +84% |
| Oil palm fruit | 145,341 | 32 | 0.03% | −4.4% |
| Raw sugar | 131,100 | 69 | 0.07% | −50% |
| Watermelons | 119,525 | 59 | 0.11% | +1.7% |
| Hen eggs | 111,931 | 52 | 0.12% | −19% |
| Bananas | 88,871 | 60 | 0.06% | +27% |
| Pineapples | 83,758 | 34 | 0.29% | +33% |
| Rapeseed | 82,040 | 34 | 0.09% | −27% |
| Tallow | 82,000 | 15 | 1% | +168% |
| Chicken meat | 78,426 | 91 | 0.06% | +38% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 67,180 | 62 | 0.05% | +112% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 66,535 | 21 | 0.76% | −8.6% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 59,142 | 26 | 0.61% | −8.6% |
| Sweet potatoes | 51,532 | 55 | 0.06% | −0.9% |
| Molasses | 49,929 | 62 | 0.07% | −4.0% |
| Tomatoes | 47,517 | 99 | 0.03% | +2.1% |
| Sorghum | 44,208 | 49 | 0.07% | −50% |
| Tung nuts | 40,973 | 2 | 9.75% | −22% |
| Sesame seed | 37,200 | 22 | 0.56% | −10% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 34,852 | 41 | 0.07% | −29% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 34,667 | 50 | 0.06% | +1.2% |
| Melons | 32,102 | 50 | 0.11% | +3.8% |
| Onions, dry | 31,790 | 97 | 0.03% | +0.9% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 31,528 | 21 | 0.32% | −23% |
| Skim milk of cows | 29,330 | 101 | 0.02% | +112% |
| Seed cotton | 25,676 | 45 | 0.04% | +67% |
| Sunflower seed | 25,110 | 40 | 0.05% | −78% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 24,589 | 46 | 0.08% | −8.9% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 24,071 | 113 | 0.01% | +8.0% |
| Cotton seed | 22,000 | 42 | 0.05% | −34% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 20,856 | 36 | 0.09% | +3.9% |
| Beans, dry | 20,706 | 59 | 0.07% | −64% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 17,100 | 42 | 0.08% | −55% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 16,973 | 81 | 0.04% | +17% |
| Oil of maize | 16,691 | 21 | 0.54% | — |
| Avocados | 15,060 | 36 | 0.13% | −7.7% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 15,037 | 31 | 0.24% | +3.9% |
| Palm kernels | 14,778 | 30 | 0.08% | −4.7% |
| Whole milk powder | 14,700 | 30 | 0.29% | — |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 14,340 | 57 | 0.02% | −43% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 12,321 | 30 | 0.36% | −8.6% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 11,330 | 27 | 0.2% | +89% |
| Papayas | 10,997 | 36 | 0.08% | −1.7% |
| Carrots and turnips | 10,887 | 90 | 0.02% | −6.3% |
| Cotton lint | 9,424 | 46 | 0.04% | −42% |
| Lemons and limes | 9,125 | 57 | 0.04% | +1.4% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 8,938 | 87 | 0.03% | +6.7% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 7,454 | 92 | 0.02% | +35% |
| Oil of palm kernel | 6,674 | 27 | 0.08% | −4.7% |
| Peas, dry | 5,487 | 54 | 0.04% | +3.2% |
| Fat of pigs | 4,479 | 43 | 0.04% | +112% |
| Strawberries | 4,462 | 56 | 0.04% | +57% |
| Castor oil seeds | 4,000 | 13 | 0.22% | −56% |
| Palm oil | 3,810 | 43 | 0% | −4.7% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 3,359 | 49 | 0.04% | +112% |
| Cottonseed oil | 2,400 | 46 | 0.06% | −66% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 2,296 | 67 | 0.04% | −59% |
| Sheep meat | 2,125 | 104 | 0.02% | −23% |
| Plums | 2,009 | 70 | 0.02% | +9.4% |
| Honey | 1,899 | 69 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| Duck meat | 1,771 | 39 | 0.02% | +3.4% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 1,701 | 24 | 0.23% | +28% |
| Butter of cow milk | 1,577 | 88 | 0.03% | +112% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 1,439 | 71 | 0.01% | +6.6% |
| Groundnut oil | 1,200 | 63 | 0.02% | −7.7% |
| Potatoes | 1,170 | 145 | 0% | −68% |
| Grapes | 1,049 | 83 | 0% | −46% |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | 1,010 | 25 | 0.02% | +2.7% |
| Wine | 946 | 65 | 0% | −35% |
| Goat meat | 916 | 104 | 0.01% | −10% |
| Apples | 674 | 91 | 0% | −5.6% |
| Wool, greasy | 645 | 62 | 0.04% | −40% |
| Turkey meat | 615 | 42 | 0.01% | +17% |
| Coffee, green | 363 | 61 | 0% | −6.0% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 359 | 92 | 0.02% | −23% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 359 | 90 | 0.02% | −23% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 330 | 20 | 0.35% | +28% |
| Goose meat | 327 | 18 | 0.01% | +17% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 285 | 80 | 0.04% | — |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 224 | 88 | 0.02% | −10% |
| Pears | 212 | 83 | 0% | −0.5% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 185 | 95 | 0.01% | −10% |
| Beeswax | 174 | 26 | 0.27% | +8.7% |
| Green garlic | 120 | 96 | 0% | −44% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 84 | 89 | 0.01% | −23% |
| Tea, packed | 70 | 101 | 0% | — |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 55 | 88 | 0.02% | −9.8% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 29,392,000 | 79 | 0.11% | +72% |
| Cattle | 13,630,216 | 27 | 0.86% | −5.8% |
| Pigs | 1,674,266 | 51 | 0.17% | +36% |
| Ducks | 1,369,000 | 32 | 0.11% | +6.1% |
| Sheep | 371,738 | 109 | 0.03% | −21% |
| Horses | 223,392 | 35 | 0.4% | −19% |
| Turkeys | 221,000 | 37 | 0.09% | +8.9% |
| Geese | 136,000 | 20 | 0.04% | +13% |
| Goats | 117,040 | 118 | 0.01% | −19% |
| Bees | 60,380 | 70 | 0.06% | +0.6% |
| Asses | 35,480 | 47 | 0.07% | +1.4% |
| Mules and hinnies | 10,748 | 28 | 0.14% | +0.4% |
Paraguay among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Paraguay, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Paraguay had 6.9 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 1,602 | 48.7 | 32.9× |
| Sugar cane | 991 | 238 | 4.2× |
| Maize | 569 | 149 | 3.8× |
| Cassava | 440 | 41.9 | 10.5× |
| Rice (paddy) | 152 | 100 | 1.5× |
| Wheat | 111 | 97.8 | 1.1× |
| Soya bean oil | 91.6 | 7.34 | 12.5× |
| Cow milk | 80.7 | 97.7 | 0.8× |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 61.6 | 8.55 | 7.2× |
| Beer | 44.2 | 22.7 | 2.0× |
| Oranges | 35.4 | 8.24 | 4.3× |
| Maté leaves | 24.4 | 0.24 | 99.9× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Paraguay reported exports of 53 and imports of 108 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of other oil seeds, n.e.c..
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soya beans | 7,987,014 | USD 3.17 bn | 0.40 | 3 of 99 |
| Soya bean oil | 496,904 | USD 409 m | 0.82 | 4 of 110 |
| Maize (corn) | 1,895,468 | USD 322 m | 0.17 | 14 of 137 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 69,807 | USD 153 m | 2.20 | 1 of 115 |
| Wheat | 545,962 | USD 128 m | 0.23 | 26 of 102 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 36,816 | USD 63.3 m | 1.72 | 15 of 92 |
| Tallow | 66,080 | USD 53.4 m | 0.81 | 9 of 68 |
| Sesame seed | 28,678 | USD 52.6 m | 1.83 | 15 of 124 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 30,737 | USD 48.6 m | 1.58 | 21 of 105 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 52,849 | USD 47.5 m | 0.90 | 20 of 73 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer of barley, malted | 222,954 | USD 185 m | 0.83 | 14 of 192 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 24,409 | USD 120 m | 4.91 | 23 of 139 |
| Maize (corn) | 21,364 | USD 81.2 m | 3.80 | 122 of 190 |
| Wine | 14,095 | USD 41.4 m | 2.94 | 57 of 192 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 9,017 | USD 11.9 m | 1.32 | 91 of 186 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 1,736 | USD 10.4 m | 6.00 | 106 of 192 |
| Green garlic | 5,492 | USD 9.1 m | 1.66 | 52 of 182 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | 2,028 | USD 8.4 m | 4.13 | 77 of 184 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | 2,458 | USD 8.2 m | 3.35 | 54 of 169 |
| Potatoes | 44,023 | USD 8.2 m | 0.19 | 62 of 183 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Paraguay?
By volume, the largest products of Paraguay in 2024 were soybeans (11.1 million t), sugar cane (6.9 million t), maize (3.9 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Paraguay the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 2nd, for tung nuts.
How much soybeans does Paraguay produce per person?
About 1,602 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 48.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Paraguay export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were soya beans (USD 3.17 bn), soya bean oil (USD 409 m), maize (corn) (USD 322 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Paraguay import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were beer of barley, malted (USD 185 m), unmanufactured tobacco (USD 120 m), maize (corn) (USD 81.2 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.