Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 8.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) stood at 8.66 %.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 9.55 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.61 %, in 1971.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 126th of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.2 % | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 5.07 % | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.95 % | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.84 % | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 5.04 % | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4.93 % | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 4.82 % | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.71 % | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 4.61 % | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.8 % | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 5.53 % | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 5.97 % | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 6.38 % | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 6.26 % | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.14 % | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.28 % | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.42 % | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 6.79 % | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 6.86 % | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.93 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 7.04 % | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.08 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.97 % | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.95 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.88 % | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.81 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.76 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.68 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.62 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.59 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.66 % | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.51 % | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.39 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.33 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.26 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.21 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.13 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.44 % | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.84 % | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.52 % | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.21 % | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 8.94 % | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.53 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.78 % | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 8.66 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 % | 4.82 % | 5.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.71 % | 4.61 % | 6.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.93 % | 6.79 % | 7.08 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 % | 6.55 % | 6.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 % | 6.21 % | 6.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 % | 6.13 % | 9.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.18 % | 8.66 % | 9.55 % | 5 |
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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 capita 0.36 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.95 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 108,796 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 109,858 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.33 % (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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 8.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 % in 1971.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.