Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 55 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay stood at 55 percent. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay peaked at 55 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42 percent, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 44th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42 percent | — |
| 2002 | 42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 percent | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 percent | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 percent | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 46 percent | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 47 percent | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 percent | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 48 percent | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 51 percent | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 53 percent | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 55 percent | +3.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 55 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 55 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 percent | 42 percent | 45 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 48 percent | 46 percent | 51 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 54 percent | 53 percent | 55 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More energy & mining data for Paraguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 20.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay was 55 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 percent in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.