Potato yields in Bolivia
Bolivia: Potato yields was 6.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Bolivia is 6.54 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Bolivia peaked at 7.22 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Bolivia ranks 144th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.59 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 142 New Caledonia 6.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 143 Uganda 6.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Madagascar 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 146 Moldova 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Mauritania 5.91 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 potato yields in Bolivia?
- Potato yields in Bolivia was 6.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Bolivia rank for potato yields?
- Bolivia ranks 144th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.