Cereal yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cereal yields was 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal yields in Bolivia stood at 2.21 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Bolivia peaked at 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7951 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Bolivia ranks 116th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.9961 tonnes per hectare | 0.7951 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 113 Afghanistan 2.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 114 Zambia 2.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 115 Guatemala 2.24 tonnes per hectare compare
- 117 East Timor 2.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 118 Djibouti 2.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yields in Bolivia?
- Cereal yields in Bolivia was 2.21 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 cereal yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7951 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Bolivia rank for cereal yields?
- Bolivia ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.