15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 373.2 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) stood at 373.2 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 483.1 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 373.2 km2, in 2021.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 483.1 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 421.6 km2 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 388.4 km2 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 388.9 km2 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 379.5 km2 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 373.2 km2 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 452.35 km2 | 421.6 km2 | 483.1 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 385.6 km2 | 379.5 km2 | 388.9 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 373.2 km2 | 373.2 km2 | 373.2 km2 | 1 |
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- 1 China, mainland 59,482 km2 compare
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More environment data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.304 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.644 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.56 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.33 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 39,309 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 108,796 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 109,858 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,062 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 546.54 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 373.2 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 483.1 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 373.2 km2 in 2021.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 2nd out of 15 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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