Corn: Yield gap in Bolivia
Bolivia: Corn: Yield gap was 3.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 3.1 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Bolivia peaked at 3.92 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.58 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 31st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 28 Guatemala 3.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 30 Mozambique 3.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Namibia 3.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 South Korea 3.07 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 corn: yield gap in Bolivia?
- Corn: yield gap in Bolivia was 3.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Bolivia ranks 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.