Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia
Bolivia: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was -239,760 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-239,760
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
227th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-158,622
in 2001
All-time low
-268,827
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded -239,760 for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia peaked at -158,622 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -268,827, in 1991.
That places Bolivia 227th out of 235 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.
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -268,827 | — |
| 1992 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -268,827 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -158,622 | -41.0% |
| 2002 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -158,622 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -162,514 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -162,514 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -162,514 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -162,514 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -162,514 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -223,622 | +37.6% |
| 2017 | -223,622 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -223,622 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -223,622 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -223,622 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -239,760 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | -239,760 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -239,760 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -239,760 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -239,760 | -0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's -239,760 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 282.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's -239,760 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 10898.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -268,827 | -268,827 | -268,827 | 9 |
| 2000s | -169,642 | -268,827 | -158,622 | 10 |
| 2010s | -186,568 | -223,622 | -158,622 | 10 |
| 2020s | -237,070 | -239,760 | -223,622 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Bolivia was -239,760 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was -158,622 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -268,827 in 1991.
- How does Bolivia rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Bolivia ranks 227th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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