Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Bolivia

1 of 9 crop regions in Bolivia are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 2, on a recent average of 0.33.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure1of 9
Vegetation, current0of 9
Water satisfaction0of 9
Rainfall, 3-month0of 9
Temperature0of 9

What moved, and when

Each square is one dekad, and its shade shows how many of this country’s crop regions stood at their own worst on record for that point in the season. Rows are ordered by how much time each instrument summarises, shortest first, because a shorter window can move sooner. That order is fixed and is the same on every country page.

Vegetation, currentthis dekad
Soil moisturethis dekad
Temperaturethis dekad
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 months
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowing
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balance
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
none at a recordone regionfewer than a thirda third to three quartersmost or alltoo few regions reporting to saynot reported
What connects these rows

The driver is water. This section says what moved and when. It never says because.

These 25 dekads were picked rather than derived. A shorter window changes which peak looks like the first, and a sequence visible inside a window may not exist outside it.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

18th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 18th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in its best third, while water satisfaction is in their best third and rainfall is in mid-range.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative+0.2218th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2117th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3613th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.4 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they can disagree: a region can sit at a record low on vegetation while water or rainfall sits in its best third. 66 of the 440 regions at a record low on current vegetation have water or rainfall sitting in its own best third at the same moment, about one in seven. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Bolivia, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterOruroPandoBeniPotosíLa PazSanta CruzCochabambaChuquisacaTarija

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Oruro

-1.09 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.09lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3915th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction20%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.4224th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature9.3 °C3rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Pando

-0.92 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.924th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.708th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.767th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature26.7 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Beni

-0.54 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.546th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4019th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction72%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.1416th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature26.2 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Potosí

-0.35 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.3511th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction15%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0722nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature15.1 °C15th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

La Paz

+0.02 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0215th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3624th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction70%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.436th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature21.4 °C18th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Santa Cruz

+0.12 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1217th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1215th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction69%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.559th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.3 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Cochabamba

+0.81 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8125th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5422nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction33%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.3525th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature17.2 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Chuquisaca

+0.84 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8424th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5921st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction26%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9520th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature14.8 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tarija

+1.61 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.6126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.1926th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction55%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.2223rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature16.8 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com