Bean yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Bean yields was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.25 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
63rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.3333 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1.25 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Bolivia peaked at 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3333 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Bolivia 63rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3627 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3673 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3654 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3654 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +31.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +62.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8102 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9812 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.868 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +59.5% |
| 1985 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9828 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9925 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | -51.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9891 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9788 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +62.5% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +59.5% | 0.868 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | -51.5% | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +50.5% | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3664 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8047 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.9812 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.868 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 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 bean yields in Bolivia?
- Bean yields in Bolivia was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3333 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for bean yields?
- Bolivia ranks 63rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.