Land under cereal production in Bolivia
Bolivia: Land under cereal production was 1.69 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1.69 million hectares for land under cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Bolivia peaked at 1.69 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 392,107 hectares, in 1967.
Bolivia ranks 62nd of 181 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 443,523 hectares | 392,107 hectares | 479,702 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 492,079 hectares | 451,760 hectares | 536,940 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 613,125 hectares | 476,083 hectares | 728,061 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 701,378 hectares | 582,495 hectares | 832,306 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 855,427 hectares | 742,201 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million hectares | 941,043 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,209 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.74 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 8.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Bolivia?
- Land under cereal production in Bolivia was 1.69 million hectares in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,107 hectares in 1967.
- How does Bolivia rank for land under cereal production?
- Bolivia ranks 62nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.