Land use hidden — Forest in Bolivia
Bolivia: Land use hidden — Forest was 502,063 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Bolivia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Bolivia is 502,063 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Bolivia peaked at 578,047 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 502,063 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Bolivia 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 578,047 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 575,344 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 572,641 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 569,937 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 567,234 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 564,531 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 561,827 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 559,124 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 556,421 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 553,717 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 551,014 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 548,998 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 546,983 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 544,968 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 542,952 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 540,937 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 538,922 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 536,906 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 534,891 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 532,876 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 530,860 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 528,743 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 526,625 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 524,507 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 522,390 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 520,272 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 517,507 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 514,922 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 512,532 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 510,338 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 508,338 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 506,208 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 504,164 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 502,063 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 502,063 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 8.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 502,063 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 24.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 565,882 Square kilometres | 553,717 Square kilometres | 578,047 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 541,945 Square kilometres | 532,876 Square kilometres | 551,014 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 520,870 Square kilometres | 510,338 Square kilometres | 530,860 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 505,193 Square kilometres | 502,063 Square kilometres | 508,338 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 11 Mexico 653,088 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 466.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Angola 649,422 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Lesotho 345.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Colombia 585,441 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 55 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 5,221 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Netherlands 3,723 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 645.1 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Venezuela 460,729 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Tanzania 443,380 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Zambia 442,494 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Bolivia
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Bolivia?
- Land use hidden — forest in Bolivia was 502,063 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 578,047 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 502,063 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Bolivia ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata