Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 36.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 36.13 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 36.13 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.52 %, in 1963.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 27.64 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 27.52 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 27.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 27.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 27.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 27.68 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 27.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 27.93 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 27.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 28.37 % | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 28.87 % | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 28.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.39 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 29.89 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 29.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 30.42 % | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 30.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 30.95 % | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 30.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 31.48 % | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 31.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.05 % | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 32.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 32.65 % | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 32.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.8 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 33.06 % | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 33.13 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.48 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 33.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.93 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 34 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.08 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 34.36 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 34.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.83 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 33.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.29 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.42 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.54 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.65 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.77 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.03 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.16 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.28 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 35.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.15 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.54 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 35.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.06 % | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 36.13 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.67 % | 27.52 % | 27.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.51 % | 27.97 % | 30.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.09 % | 30.98 % | 33.06 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.92 % | 33.13 % | 34.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.32 % | 33.8 % | 34.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.14 % | 34.77 % | 35.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8 % | 35.56 % | 36.13 % | 5 |
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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 capita 0.36 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.33 % (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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 36.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.52 % in 1963.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 9th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.