Tung nuts production in Paraguay
In 2024 Paraguay produced 40,973 t of tung nuts, the 2nd largest in the world (9.75% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 22%. The record was 140,000 t in 1972. Area harvested: 7,120 ha, yield 5.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 40,973 t
- World rank
- 2 of 6
- 10-year change
- −22%
- Record
- 140,000 t
- 1972
Tung nuts in Paraguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Paraguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 9.8%
- 10.9% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 5.8
- world 2.7 (+116%)
- kg per person
- 5.91
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- −22%
- world −13%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of tung nuts
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 | 40,973 | +25% | 7,120 | 5.75 |
| 2023 | 32,907 | +382% | 5,694 | 5.78 |
| 2022 | 6,833 | −87% | 1,171 | 5.84 |
| 2021 | 52,000 | +1.6% | 8,953 | 5.81 |
| 2020 | 51,198 | +0.1% | 8,958 | 5.72 |
| 2019 | 51,155 | −3.0% | 8,965 | 5.71 |
| 2018 | 52,750 | 0.0% | 9,090 | 5.80 |
| 2017 | 52,750 | +0.0% | 9,090 | 5.80 |
| 2016 | 52,742 | +0.0% | 9,070 | 5.81 |
| 2015 | 52,716 | +0.8% | 9,070 | 5.81 |
| 2014 | 52,285 | 0.0% | 8,995 | 5.81 |
| 2013 | 52,285 | 0.0% | 8,995 | 5.81 |
| 2012 | 52,285 | 0.0% | 8,995 | 5.81 |
| 2011 | 52,285 | 0.0% | 8,995 | 5.81 |
| 2010 | 52,285 | +8.1% | 8,995 | 5.81 |
| 2009 | 48,350 | +0.0% | 9,000 | 5.37 |
| 2008 | 48,347 | +5.1% | 8,999 | 5.37 |
| 2007 | 46,000 | +0.9% | 10,000 | 4.60 |
| 2006 | 45,600 | +5.5% | 12,000 | 3.80 |
| 2005 | 43,230 | −6.9% | 12,000 | 3.60 |
| 2004 | 46,423 | +70% | 11,602 | 4.00 |
| 2003 | 27,276 | −13% | 8,679 | 3.14 |
| 2002 | 31,370 | −31% | 9,238 | 3.40 |
| 2001 | 45,240 | +16% | 11,247 | 4.02 |
| 2000 | 39,048 | −4.9% | 11,047 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 41,042 | −2.2% | 10,450 | 3.93 |
| 1998 | 41,977 | −0.1% | 10,454 | 4.02 |
| 1997 | 42,029 | −2.1% | 10,461 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 42,938 | −5.8% | 10,711 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 45,581 | −1.4% | 10,975 | 4.15 |
| 1994 | 46,241 | −0.1% | 11,001 | 4.20 |
| 1993 | 46,310 | +0.0% | 11,014 | 4.20 |
| 1992 | 46,290 | +0.9% | 11,000 | 4.21 |
| 1991 | 45,890 | −1.4% | 10,913 | 4.21 |
| 1990 | 46,542 | −1.4% | 11,916 | 3.91 |
| 1989 | 47,203 | +3.8% | 11,000 | 4.29 |
| 1988 | 45,475 | −20% | 11,000 | 4.13 |
| 1987 | 56,843 | −10% | 13,000 | 4.37 |
| 1986 | 63,381 | −10.0% | 15,000 | 4.23 |
| 1985 | 70,423 | +10.0% | 16,000 | 4.40 |
| 1984 | 64,021 | −40% | 15,000 | 4.27 |
| 1983 | 106,000 | +42% | 25,000 | 4.24 |
| 1982 | 74,555 | −17% | — | — |
| 1981 | 90,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1980 | 90,000 | −15% | — | — |
| 1979 | 106,030 | +10% | — | — |
| 1978 | 96,390 | −30% | — | — |
| 1977 | 137,700 | +5.0% | — | — |
| 1976 | 131,200 | +9.3% | — | — |
| 1975 | 120,000 | −4.5% | — | — |
| 1974 | 125,640 | +80% | — | — |
| 1973 | 69,800 | −50% | — | — |
| 1972 | 140,000 | +5.3% | — | — |
| 1971 | 133,000 | +50% | — | — |
| 1970 | 88,638 | +36% | — | — |
| 1969 | 65,000 | −15% | — | — |
| 1968 | 76,250 | −3.2% | — | — |
| 1967 | 78,750 | +47% | — | — |
| 1966 | 53,750 | +65% | — | — |
| 1965 | 32,500 | +6.1% | — | — |
| 1964 | 30,625 | −21% | — | — |
| 1963 | 38,750 | +19% | — | — |
| 1962 | 32,500 | +13% | — | — |
| 1961 | 28,750 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of tung nuts in Paraguay?
Paraguay produced 40,973 t in 2024, 9.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Paraguay rank in the world for production of tung nuts?
Paraguay ranked 2nd of 6 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 87.0% of the world total.
How has the production of tung nuts in Paraguay changed?
It fell by 22% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −13% for the world. The record was 140,000 t in 1972.
What is the yield of tung nuts in Paraguay?
5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (40,973 t from 7,120 ha), against a world average of 2.7 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks 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.