Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 15.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 15.4 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 15.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.31 %, in 1961.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.33 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 4.37 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 4.49 % | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 4.6 % | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.72 % | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.83 % | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.96 % | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 5.05 % | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 5.16 % | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.23 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.36 % | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.41 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.57 % | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.69 % | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.79 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6 % | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.03 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.23 % | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.34 % | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.54 % | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.73 % | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.89 % | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.08 % | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 7.21 % | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 7.41 % | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7.53 % | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.71 % | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.08 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 8.27 % | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.45 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.64 % | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.82 % | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.18 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.59 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.77 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3 % | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 10.59 % | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.21 % | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.51 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.81 % | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.13 % | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.44 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.75 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.05 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.37 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.96 % | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 13.64 % | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.04 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.38 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.22 % | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 15.4 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.63 % | 4.31 % | 5.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.43 % | 5.16 % | 5.7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.23 % | 5.79 % | 6.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.83 % | 7.08 % | 8.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.09 % | 8.82 % | 11.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 % | 11.81 % | 13.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.55 % | 13.69 % | 15.4 % | 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 15.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 % in 1961.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 20th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.