Land use in Bolivia
Bolivia: Land use was 5.82 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Bolivia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Bolivia stood at 5.82 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Bolivia peaked at 5.82 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Bolivia 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 million hectares | 4.67 million hectares | 5.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Bolivia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 63.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0285 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0251 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0181 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Bolivia?
- Land use in Bolivia was 5.82 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for land use?
- Bolivia ranks 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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