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.

Arable land use per person in Bolivia

Name: Arable land use per person in Bolivia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

13 Belarus 0.6066 hectares per person compare
14 Bulgaria 0.5408 hectares per person compare
15 Estonia 0.5189 hectares per person compare
17 United States 0.4501 hectares per person compare
18 Romania 0.4411 hectares per person compare
19 Hungary 0.432 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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)

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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

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.