Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia
Bolivia: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 358 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 358 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia peaked at 358 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91, in 1967.
That places Bolivia 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 103 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 110 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 100 | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 103 | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 108 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 105 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 111 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 120 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 125 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 120 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 122 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 130 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 137 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 130 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 110 | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 154 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 169 | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 151 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 146 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 145 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 135 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 154 | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 158 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 168 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 156 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 162 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 164 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 158 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 180 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 193 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 176 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 172 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 178 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 180 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 206 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 228 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 236 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 235 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 218 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 225 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 233 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 338 | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 358 | +5.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 358 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 358 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +45.1% | 233 | 338 |
| 1984 | +40.0% | 110 | 154 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.78 | 91 | 111 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.1 | 105 | 125 | 10 |
| 1980s | 142.3 | 110 | 169 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.8 | 135 | 193 | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.4 | 172 | 236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.4 | 218 | 358 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Bolivia was 358 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 358 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91 in 1967.
- How does Bolivia rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Bolivia ranks 12th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).