Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 0.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 1.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 62nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.304 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.644 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.56 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.33 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 39,309 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 108,796 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 109,858 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,062 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 546.54 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 0.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 62nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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