Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 49 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 49 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 52 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47 percent, in 2018.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 percent | — |
| 2002 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52 percent | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51 percent | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50 percent | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 48 percent | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 48 percent | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 49 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 49 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.44 percent | 51 percent | 52 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.1 percent | 47 percent | 50 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 49 percent | 49 percent | 49 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 49 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 52 percent in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 percent in 2018.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.