Algeria vs Bolivia: Land use over the long-term

Algeria
32.78 million hectares
in 2025
Bolivia
33.00 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Bolivia rank
22nd

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Algeria
  • Bolivia
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 33.00 million hectares against 32.78 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 222,200 hectares.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 24th and Bolivia ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 19 and Bolivia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Bolivia Difference Ahead
1000s 6.57 million hectares 4.81 million hectares 1.75 million hectares Algeria
1100s 6.40 million hectares 5.29 million hectares 1.11 million hectares Algeria
1200s 5.67 million hectares 5.77 million hectares 99,870 hectares Bolivia
1300s 4.95 million hectares 6.26 million hectares 1.31 million hectares Bolivia
1400s 5.05 million hectares 6.74 million hectares 1.69 million hectares Bolivia
1500s 7.58 million hectares 7.22 million hectares 359,220 hectares Algeria
1600s 5.89 million hectares 7.18 million hectares 1.29 million hectares Bolivia
1700s 6.16 million hectares 6.79 million hectares 634,200 hectares Bolivia
1710s 6.42 million hectares 6.88 million hectares 455,950 hectares Bolivia
1720s 6.68 million hectares 6.96 million hectares 278,300 hectares Bolivia
1730s 6.95 million hectares 7.05 million hectares 102,300 hectares Bolivia
1740s 7.21 million hectares 7.14 million hectares 69,860 hectares Algeria
1750s 7.47 million hectares 7.24 million hectares 233,550 hectares Algeria
1760s 7.74 million hectares 7.36 million hectares 379,120 hectares Algeria
1770s 8.00 million hectares 7.51 million hectares 486,720 hectares Algeria
1780s 8.26 million hectares 7.75 million hectares 515,680 hectares Algeria
1790s 8.53 million hectares 8.15 million hectares 382,900 hectares Algeria
1800s 8.79 million hectares 8.87 million hectares 81,300 hectares Bolivia
1810s 9.05 million hectares 8.95 million hectares 100,810 hectares Algeria
1820s 9.22 million hectares 10.52 million hectares 1.30 million hectares Bolivia
1830s 9.39 million hectares 12.36 million hectares 2.97 million hectares Bolivia
1840s 9.56 million hectares 12.72 million hectares 3.16 million hectares Bolivia
1850s 10.57 million hectares 13.06 million hectares 2.49 million hectares Bolivia
1860s 11.69 million hectares 15.11 million hectares 3.42 million hectares Bolivia
1870s 12.92 million hectares 12.91 million hectares 12,600 hectares Algeria
1880s 14.29 million hectares 10.76 million hectares 3.53 million hectares Algeria
1890s 15.74 million hectares 16.39 million hectares 646,800 hectares Bolivia
1900s 18.50 million hectares 14.68 million hectares 3.82 million hectares Algeria
1910s 19.68 million hectares 16.59 million hectares 3.08 million hectares Algeria
1920s 21.73 million hectares 22.59 million hectares 861,100 hectares Bolivia
1930s 25.89 million hectares 23.13 million hectares 2.76 million hectares Algeria
1940s 29.88 million hectares 26.27 million hectares 3.60 million hectares Algeria
1950s 33.48 million hectares 25.89 million hectares 7.59 million hectares Algeria
1960s 36.42 million hectares 28.43 million hectares 7.99 million hectares Algeria
1970s 36.01 million hectares 30.11 million hectares 5.90 million hectares Algeria
1980s 31.92 million hectares 32.47 million hectares 552,070 hectares Bolivia
1990s 31.30 million hectares 33.70 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Bolivia
2000s 32.38 million hectares 33.22 million hectares 848,060 hectares Bolivia
2010s 32.98 million hectares 33.00 million hectares 24,990 hectares Bolivia
2020s 32.80 million hectares 33.00 million hectares 204,250 hectares Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Algeria or Bolivia?
Bolivia, at 33.00 million hectares against 32.78 million hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Algeria and Bolivia?
222,200 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bolivia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Bolivia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Algeria ranks 24th and Bolivia ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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