15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 1,656 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 1,656 km2, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 1,660 km2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,307 km2, in 2000.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,307 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,536 km2 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1,625 km2 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1,660 km2 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,658 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,656 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,422 km2 | 1,307 km2 | 1,536 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,648 km2 | 1,625 km2 | 1,660 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,656 km2 | 1,656 km2 | 1,656 km2 | 1 |
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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: shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 1,656 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: shrub-covered recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 km2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,307 km2 in 2000.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 8th out of 15 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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