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 14th of 21 regions 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)
- Temperature change 0.644 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.304 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 4,486 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 27,016 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.13 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 24,956 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.01 kg/cap (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 14th out of 21 regions 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.