Bean yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Bean yields was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 62nd out of 132 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.
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 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 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 62nd out of 132 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.