Cotton yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cotton yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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 1.71 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Bolivia peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8197 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
Bolivia ranks 37th of 100 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 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.8197 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 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 cotton yields in Bolivia?
- Cotton yields in Bolivia was 1.71 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 cotton yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8197 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Bolivia rank for cotton yields?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Cotton 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.