Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 49.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 49.0% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia peaked at 53.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1992.
That places Bolivia 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.9% | — |
| 1962 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 28.4% | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 31.3% | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 30.6% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 32.1% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 28.6% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 32.5% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 31.7% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 32.5% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 26.3% | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +65.1% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +15.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 49.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 49.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +65.1% | 26.4% | 43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.3% | 28.4% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.1% | 28.6% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 26.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 18.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 25.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 42.7% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 42.4% | 53.8% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4952 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.353 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.12 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bolivia was 49.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Bolivia ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.