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.

Cocoa bean yields in Bolivia

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Bolivia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

Countries ranked near Bolivia

10 Grenada 0.5911 tonnes per hectare compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5905 tonnes per hectare compare
12 Ghana 0.5762 tonnes per hectare compare
14 Nicaragua 0.557 tonnes per hectare compare
15 Dominican Republic 0.5537 tonnes per hectare compare
16 Mexico 0.5442 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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)

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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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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.