Cropland — Share in Land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Cropland — Share in Land area was 5.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.8 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
172nd
of 234 countries
All-time high
5.8 %
in 2024
All-time low
1.33 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 5.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 5.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33 %, in 1961.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 172nd of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.41 % 1.33 % 1.53 % 9
1970s 1.72 % 1.57 % 1.87 % 10
1980s 2.12 % 1.9 % 2.41 % 10
1990s 2.81 % 2.48 % 3.13 % 10
2000s 3.65 % 3.2 % 4.19 % 10
2010s 4.68 % 4.31 % 5.08 % 10
2020s 5.44 % 5.1 % 5.8 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
Cropland — share in land area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 5.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
The highest recorded value was 5.8 % in 2024.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 % in 1961.
How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for cropland — share in land area?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 172nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.