Bolivia vs Zambia: Cereal yields

Bolivia
2.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bolivia rank
116th
Zambia rank
114th

Cereal yields over time

  • Bolivia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.32 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Bolivia, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9961 tonnes per hectare 0.8055 tonnes per hectare 0.1905 tonnes per hectare Bolivia
1970s 1.1 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare 0.0522 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1980s 1.27 tonnes per hectare 1.79 tonnes per hectare 0.5272 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1990s 1.45 tonnes per hectare 1.47 tonnes per hectare 0.0161 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2000s 1.89 tonnes per hectare 1.88 tonnes per hectare 0.0042 tonnes per hectare Bolivia
2010s 2.07 tonnes per hectare 2.59 tonnes per hectare 0.518 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2020s 2.09 tonnes per hectare 2.43 tonnes per hectare 0.3347 tonnes per hectare Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Bolivia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.32 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Bolivia and Zambia?
0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Zambia rank globally for cereal yields?
Bolivia ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.