Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 2.1% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia peaked at 28.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 54th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.6% | — |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +35.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -27.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.0% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,209 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Bolivia was 2.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Bolivia ranks 54th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.