FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Seed cotton production in Paraguay
In 2024 Paraguay produced 25,676 t of seed cotton, the 45th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 67%. The record was 642,308 t in 1990. Area harvested: 12,775 ha, yield 2.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 25,676 t
- World rank
- 45 of 83
- 10-year change
- +67%
- Record
- 642,308 t
- 1990
Seed cotton in Paraguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25,676 | −31% | 12,775 | 2.01 |
| 2023 | 37,410 | +29% | 18,640 | 2.01 |
| 2022 | 28,943 | −2.9% | 18,854 | 1.54 |
| 2021 | 29,800 | +2.6% | 12,000 | 2.48 |
| 2020 | 29,040 | +7.6% | 11,800 | 2.46 |
| 2019 | 27,000 | +42% | 18,000 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 18,986 | +36% | 9,493 | 2.00 |
| 2017 | 14,000 | −1.1% | 10,000 | 1.40 |
| 2016 | 14,160 | −4.5% | 12,000 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | 14,820 | −3.8% | 12,600 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 15,400 | −69% | 14,000 | 1.10 |
| 2013 | 49,500 | +72% | 45,000 | 1.10 |
| 2012 | 28,800 | −5.9% | 50,000 | 0.58 |
| 2011 | 30,612 | +103% | 24,845 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | 15,054 | −16% | 13,727 | 1.10 |
| 2009 | 18,000 | −72% | 30,000 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 63,760 | −39% | 66,256 | 0.96 |
| 2007 | 105,000 | −42% | 110,000 | 0.95 |
| 2006 | 180,000 | −9.1% | 245,000 | 0.73 |
| 2005 | 198,000 | −40% | 225,000 | 0.88 |
| 2004 | 330,000 | +91% | 320,000 | 1.03 |
| 2003 | 172,760 | +40% | 186,405 | 0.93 |
| 2002 | 123,667 | −58% | 163,230 | 0.76 |
| 2001 | 294,444 | +19% | 297,865 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 246,594 | +22% | 194,760 | 1.27 |
| 1999 | 202,283 | −8.9% | 166,204 | 1.22 |
| 1998 | 222,000 | +60% | 202,000 | 1.10 |
| 1997 | 139,096 | −58% | 110,697 | 1.26 |
| 1996 | 329,751 | −29% | 306,632 | 1.08 |
| 1995 | 461,239 | +21% | 332,280 | 1.39 |
| 1994 | 379,877 | −9.7% | 381,186 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 420,772 | +7.5% | 235,454 | 1.79 |
| 1992 | 391,380 | −38% | 437,300 | 0.89 |
| 1991 | 631,728 | −1.6% | 414,700 | 1.52 |
| 1990 | 642,308 | +1.9% | 508,500 | 1.26 |
| 1989 | 630,200 | +16% | 438,300 | 1.44 |
| 1988 | 543,190 | +119% | 402,600 | 1.35 |
| 1987 | 248,332 | −28% | 284,400 | 0.87 |
| 1986 | 343,200 | −27% | 384,600 | 0.89 |
| 1985 | 469,345 | +24% | 385,900 | 1.22 |
| 1984 | 377,000 | +26% | 294,000 | 1.28 |
| 1983 | 300,000 | +15% | 262,600 | 1.14 |
| 1982 | 260,400 | −24% | 246,100 | 1.06 |
| 1981 | 341,600 | +50% | 244,076 | 1.40 |
| 1980 | 227,500 | −3.1% | 258,300 | 0.88 |
| 1979 | 234,663 | −17% | 312,500 | 0.75 |
| 1978 | 283,763 | +25% | 284,900 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 227,400 | +112% | 200,200 | 1.14 |
| 1976 | 107,452 | +7.9% | 109,900 | 0.98 |
| 1975 | 99,610 | +11% | 100,000 | 1.00 |
| 1974 | 89,700 | +5.2% | 93,200 | 0.96 |
| 1973 | 85,300 | +61% | 81,100 | 1.05 |
| 1972 | 52,900 | +202% | 57,200 | 0.92 |
| 1971 | 17,500 | −56% | 33,200 | 0.53 |
| 1970 | 39,600 | −2.2% | 46,250 | 0.86 |
| 1969 | 40,500 | +35% | 60,000 | 0.68 |
| 1968 | 30,100 | +13% | 37,200 | 0.81 |
| 1967 | 26,700 | −7.6% | 38,200 | 0.70 |
| 1966 | 28,900 | −31% | 62,800 | 0.46 |
| 1965 | 42,000 | +16% | 56,700 | 0.74 |
| 1964 | 36,100 | −9.1% | 48,600 | 0.74 |
| 1963 | 39,700 | +22% | 63,000 | 0.63 |
| 1962 | 32,500 | +25% | 50,000 | 0.65 |
| 1961 | 26,100 | — | 35,000 | 0.75 |
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.