Change forest area share total in Bolivia
Bolivia: Change forest area share total was -0.441 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Bolivia is -0.441, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Bolivia peaked at -0.2692 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.455, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 194th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4371 | — |
| 1992 | -0.439 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4409 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4429 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4449 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4468 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4488 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4509 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4529 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.455 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2692 | -40.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2699 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2706 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2714 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2721 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.2729 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.2736 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2744 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2751 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2759 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2834 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2842 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2851 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2859 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2867 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.396 | +38.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3976 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.3992 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4008 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.4024 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.4333 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | -0.4352 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.4371 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.439 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.441 | +0.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's -0.441 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 15.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's -0.441 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 32.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +40.8% | -0.455 | -0.2692 |
| 2016 | -38.1% | -0.2867 | -0.396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4449 | -0.4529 | -0.4371 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2904 | -0.455 | -0.2692 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3295 | -0.4008 | -0.2759 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4314 | -0.441 | -0.4024 | 6 |
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More environment data for Bolivia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.62 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.33 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Bolivia?
- Change forest area share total in Bolivia was -0.441 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2692 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.455 in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for change forest area share total?
- Bolivia ranks 194th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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