Cocoa bean yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cocoa bean yields was 0.5603 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5603 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.8665 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.3028 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Bolivia is 0.5603 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Bolivia peaked at 0.8665 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3028 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Bolivia ranks 13th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3187 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3157 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3463 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3431 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3633 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3272 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3562 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3514 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare | +51.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare | -42.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5101 tonnes per hectare | +68.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5734 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5793 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5873 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5012 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5234 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5472 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5202 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6043 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6547 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6536 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6511 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6599 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6387 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6784 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6748 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6713 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7216 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.735 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7372 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7374 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8049 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8173 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8251 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8665 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5341 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5393 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4529 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5403 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5855 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5336 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5653 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5618 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5693 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5597 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5612 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5603 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.5603 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.5603 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +68.5% | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare | 0.5101 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | +51.6% | 0.3514 tonnes per hectare | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | -42.9% | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | -38.6% | 0.8665 tonnes per hectare | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3434 tonnes per hectare | 0.3157 tonnes per hectare | 0.3633 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5013 tonnes per hectare | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare | 0.5873 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5984 tonnes per hectare | 0.5202 tonnes per hectare | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6738 tonnes per hectare | 0.6387 tonnes per hectare | 0.7216 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7753 tonnes per hectare | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | 0.8665 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.4529 tonnes per hectare | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5638 tonnes per hectare | 0.5597 tonnes per hectare | 0.5693 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 cocoa bean yields in Bolivia?
- Cocoa bean yields in Bolivia was 0.5603 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8665 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3028 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Bolivia rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Bolivia ranks 13th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Cocoa 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.