Yields of key staple crops in Bolivia
Bolivia: Yields of key staple crops was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.44 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
106th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: 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 1.44 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Bolivia peaked at 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Bolivia ranks 106th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5625 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5229 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.873 tonnes per hectare | +67.0% |
| 1966 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6954 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7862 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8278 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8489 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8034 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.653 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6456 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6909 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6845 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6045 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7936 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7415 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7642 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6962 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.648 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9339 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8088 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7519 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9746 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 0.749 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +42.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9042 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.989 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9878 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.921 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9731 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9186 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +61.5% |
| 2016 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | -38.3% |
| 2018 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +70.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6025 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.873 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7653 tonnes per hectare | 0.6456 tonnes per hectare | 0.8639 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7153 tonnes per hectare | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8734 tonnes per hectare | 0.648 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 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 yields of key staple crops in Bolivia?
- Yields of key staple crops in Bolivia was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bolivia rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Bolivia ranks 106th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.