Arable land use per person in Bolivia
Bolivia: Arable land use per person was 0.4543 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4543 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4606 hectares per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.2894 hectares per person
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Bolivia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.4543 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Bolivia peaked at 0.4606 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2894 hectares per person, in 1992.
Bolivia ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3424 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.336 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3311 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3333 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3346 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3367 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3373 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.339 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3402 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3407 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3389 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3403 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3417 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3407 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.341 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3438 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.343 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.341 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3392 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3374 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3363 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3353 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3332 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3195 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3144 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3093 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3043 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2994 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2945 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2898 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2894 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2903 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3041 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3302 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3353 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3516 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3577 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3629 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3653 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3599 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3708 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3883 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3888 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4066 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4132 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4195 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4256 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4314 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.437 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.443 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4489 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4546 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4599 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4518 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4326 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4137 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4303 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.45 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4464 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4526 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4606 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4543 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.4543 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1272 hectares per person, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.4543 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3367 hectares per person | 0.3311 hectares per person | 0.3424 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.341 hectares per person | 0.3389 hectares per person | 0.3438 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3223 hectares per person | 0.2994 hectares per person | 0.3374 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3206 hectares per person | 0.2894 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3969 hectares per person | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.4314 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.4599 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.4464 hectares per person | 0.4606 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More environment data for Bolivia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Bolivia?
- Arable land use per person in Bolivia was 0.4543 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4606 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2894 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for arable land use per person?
- Bolivia ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.