Bolivia vs Uruguay: Agricultural land per capita
Bolivia
3.17 hectares per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
4.2 hectares per capita
in 2023
Bolivia rank
14th
Uruguay rank
13th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Bolivia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.2 hectares per capita against 3.17 hectares per capita in Bolivia, a difference of 1.03 hectares per capita.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3 hectares per capita | 5.98 hectares per capita | 1.32 hectares per capita | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 6.29 hectares per capita | 5.34 hectares per capita | 0.949 hectares per capita | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 5.47 hectares per capita | 4.96 hectares per capita | 0.5047 hectares per capita | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 4.68 hectares per capita | 4.7 hectares per capita | 0.0206 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4 hectares per capita | 4.51 hectares per capita | 0.5058 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.49 hectares per capita | 4.26 hectares per capita | 0.7751 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.22 hectares per capita | 4.16 hectares per capita | 0.9435 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Bolivia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.2 hectares per capita against 3.17 hectares per capita in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 1.03 hectares per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.