Barley yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Barley yields was 0.8796 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Bolivia is 0.8796 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Bolivia peaked at 0.9764 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5352 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Bolivia 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.656 tonnes per hectare | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | 0.6848 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6789 tonnes per hectare | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | 0.7914 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7382 tonnes per hectare | 0.6383 tonnes per hectare | 0.8465 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6891 tonnes per hectare | 0.5511 tonnes per hectare | 0.7455 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8686 tonnes per hectare | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 0.8789 tonnes per hectare | 0.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.69 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Bolivia?
- Barley yields in Bolivia was 0.8796 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9764 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5352 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Bolivia rank for barley yields?
- Bolivia ranks 100th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.