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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.