Annual change in forest area in Bolivia
Bolivia: Annual change in forest area was -239,760 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Bolivia stood at -239,760 hectares.
The figure is down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Bolivia peaked at -158,622 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -268,827 hectares, in 1991.
Bolivia ranks 227th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -268,827 hectares | -268,827 hectares | -268,827 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -169,642 hectares | -268,827 hectares | -158,622 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -186,568 hectares | -223,622 hectares | -158,622 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -237,070 hectares | -239,760 hectares | -223,622 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Bolivia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 63.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0285 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0251 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0181 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Bolivia?
- Annual change in forest area in Bolivia was -239,760 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was -158,622 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -268,827 hectares in 1991.
- How does Bolivia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Bolivia ranks 227th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.