Land use over the long-term in Bolivia
Bolivia: Land use over the long-term was 33.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.00 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
33.84 million hectares
in 1993
All-time low
4.81 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Bolivia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, land use over the long-term in Bolivia stood at 33.00 million hectares.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Bolivia peaked at 33.84 million hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.81 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Bolivia 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Land use over the long-term in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.81 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 5.29 million hectares | +10.0% |
| 1200 | 5.77 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 6.26 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1400 | 6.74 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1500 | 7.22 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1600 | 7.18 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1700 | 6.79 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 1710 | 6.88 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1720 | 6.96 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1730 | 7.05 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1740 | 7.14 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1750 | 7.24 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1760 | 7.36 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 7.51 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1780 | 7.75 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1790 | 8.15 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1800 | 8.87 million hectares | +8.9% |
| 1810 | 8.95 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1820 | 10.52 million hectares | +17.5% |
| 1830 | 12.36 million hectares | +17.5% |
| 1840 | 12.72 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1850 | 13.06 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1860 | 15.11 million hectares | +15.7% |
| 1870 | 12.91 million hectares | -14.6% |
| 1880 | 10.76 million hectares | -16.7% |
| 1890 | 16.39 million hectares | +52.4% |
| 1900 | 14.68 million hectares | -10.4% |
| 1910 | 16.59 million hectares | +13.0% |
| 1920 | 22.59 million hectares | +36.1% |
| 1930 | 23.13 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 26.27 million hectares | +13.6% |
| 1950 | 24.15 million hectares | -8.1% |
| 1951 | 24.50 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 24.87 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 25.24 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 25.64 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 26.04 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 26.46 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 26.88 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 27.32 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 27.77 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 28.22 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 28.60 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 28.50 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 28.36 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 28.40 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 28.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 28.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 28.60 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 28.60 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 29.00 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 29.50 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 29.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30.00 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 30.50 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 30.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31.00 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 31.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 31.50 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 31.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 32.00 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 32.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 32.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.50 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 32.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.00 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 33.20 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 33.20 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.50 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 33.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.84 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.84 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.84 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.83 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.83 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.94 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.84 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.96 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 33.00 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.30 million hectares, 10.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 33.00 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 594,000 hectares, 55.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +52.4% | 10.76 million hectares | 16.39 million hectares |
| 1920 | +36.1% | 16.59 million hectares | 22.59 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.81 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 5.29 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 5.77 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 6.26 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 6.74 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 7.22 million hectares | 7.22 million hectares | 7.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.18 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.79 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.88 million hectares | 6.88 million hectares | 6.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.96 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.14 million hectares | 7.14 million hectares | 7.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.36 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.75 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 8.15 million hectares | 8.15 million hectares | 8.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 8.87 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 8.95 million hectares | 8.95 million hectares | 8.95 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 10.52 million hectares | 10.52 million hectares | 10.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 12.36 million hectares | 12.36 million hectares | 12.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 12.72 million hectares | 12.72 million hectares | 12.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.06 million hectares | 13.06 million hectares | 13.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.11 million hectares | 15.11 million hectares | 15.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 12.91 million hectares | 12.91 million hectares | 12.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 10.76 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 16.39 million hectares | 16.39 million hectares | 16.39 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 14.68 million hectares | 14.68 million hectares | 14.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 16.59 million hectares | 16.59 million hectares | 16.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 22.59 million hectares | 22.59 million hectares | 22.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 23.13 million hectares | 23.13 million hectares | 23.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 26.27 million hectares | 26.27 million hectares | 26.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.89 million hectares | 24.15 million hectares | 27.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.43 million hectares | 28.22 million hectares | 28.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.11 million hectares | 28.60 million hectares | 31.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.47 million hectares | 31.50 million hectares | 33.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.70 million hectares | 33.20 million hectares | 33.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.22 million hectares | 32.84 million hectares | 33.83 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.00 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.00 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 33.00 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare
- 20 Colombia 35.30 million hectares compare
- 21 Mali 34.64 million hectares compare
- 23 Mozambique 32.95 million hectares compare
- 24 Algeria 32.78 million hectares compare
- 25 Afghanistan 30.55 million hectares 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 over the long-term in Bolivia?
- Land use over the long-term in Bolivia was 33.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.84 million hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Bolivia rank for land use over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.