Corn yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Corn yields was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.53 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
107th
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.9091 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: 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
In 2024, corn yields in Bolivia stood at 2.53 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Bolivia peaked at 3.05 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9091 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Bolivia ranks 107th of 171 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.
Corn yields in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1965 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +42.4% |
| 1966 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.53 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.53 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 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 corn yields in Bolivia?
- Corn yields in Bolivia was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9091 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Bolivia rank for corn yields?
- Bolivia ranks 107th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.