Bolivia vs Ethiopia: Sorghum yields

Bolivia
2.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bolivia rank
33rd
Ethiopia rank
36th

Sorghum yields over time

  • Bolivia
  • Ethiopia
12345197620002024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2.73 tonnes per hectare against 2.48 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 114 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.66 tonnes per hectare 1.24 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare Bolivia
2000s 2.77 tonnes per hectare 1.44 tonnes per hectare 1.34 tonnes per hectare Bolivia
2010s 2.71 tonnes per hectare 2.39 tonnes per hectare 0.325 tonnes per hectare Bolivia
2020s 2.19 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.4457 tonnes per hectare Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yields, Bolivia or Ethiopia?
Bolivia, at 2.73 tonnes per hectare against 2.48 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum yields between Bolivia and Ethiopia?
0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ethiopia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Ethiopia rank globally for sorghum yields?
Bolivia ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 114 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sorghum 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
115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.