Barley yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Barley yields was 0.8796 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8796 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
101st
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.9764 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.5352 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 101st out of 105 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.
Barley yields in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6582 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6576 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6848 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6624 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6512 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6604 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6627 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6704 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6941 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6968 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6963 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7133 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7914 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6896 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6412 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6784 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7258 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6383 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8025 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8002 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8227 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8465 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7794 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.682 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5511 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6722 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7237 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.689 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7386 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6789 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7012 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7455 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7514 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7633 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7745 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8122 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7784 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8584 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8746 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7964 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9298 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8308 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8575 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8726 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8943 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8798 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8789 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8796 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.8796 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.8796 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77 tonnes per hectare, 32% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -32.4% | 0.7914 tonnes per hectare | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +28.8% | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | 0.6896 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +25.7% | 0.6383 tonnes per hectare | 0.8025 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (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 101st out of 105 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.