Pork (pig meat) production in Paraguay
In 2024 Paraguay produced 67,180 t of pork (pig meat), the 62nd largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 112%. The record was 173,336 t in 1995.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 67,180 t
- World rank
- 62 of 171
- 10-year change
- +112%
- Record
- 173,336 t
- 1995
Pork (pig meat) in Paraguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Paraguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.03% in 2014
- kg per person
- 9.70
- world 15.4
- 10-year change
- +112%
- world +7.9%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 77,843 | 0.06% |
| 61 | Lithuania | 68,970 | 0.06% |
| 62 | Paraguay | 67,180 | 0.05% |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 64,685 | 0.05% |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 64,521 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of pork (pig meat)
Share of the world total; Paraguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67,180 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 62,264 | −8.4% |
| 2022 | 67,966 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 66,899 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 63,865 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 58,463 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 58,710 | +18% |
| 2017 | 49,550 | +11% |
| 2016 | 44,560 | +27% |
| 2015 | 35,060 | +10% |
| 2014 | 31,760 | −7.2% |
| 2013 | 34,227 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 33,183 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 32,132 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 31,176 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 30,277 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 29,361 | −7.4% |
| 2007 | 31,708 | −6.4% |
| 2006 | 33,879 | −6.9% |
| 2005 | 36,392 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | 37,645 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 36,353 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 33,418 | −23% |
| 2001 | 43,189 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 42,620 | −73% |
| 1999 | 160,000 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 158,400 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 156,583 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 154,269 | −11% |
| 1995 | 173,336 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 170,390 | +34% |
| 1993 | 126,778 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 126,485 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 120,523 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 118,125 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 114,179 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 109,471 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 107,854 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 107,304 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 106,776 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 103,665 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 100,646 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 98,289 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 93,608 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 85,175 | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 77,480 | +14% |
| 1978 | 67,806 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 61,926 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 58,752 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 54,900 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 51,600 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 48,906 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 46,578 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 44,358 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 42,324 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 40,392 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 38,574 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 36,807 | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 34,625 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 32,568 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 30,882 | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 28,584 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 26,214 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 25,800 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pork (pig meat) in Paraguay?
Paraguay produced 67,180 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Paraguay rank in the world for production of pork (pig meat)?
Paraguay ranked 62nd of 171 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 45.5% of the world total.
How has the production of pork (pig meat) in Paraguay changed?
It rose by 112% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +7.9% for the world. The record was 173,336 t in 1995.
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.