Bolivia vs United States: Arable land

Bolivia
0.4543 hectares per person
in 2023
United States
0.4501 hectares per person
in 2023
Bolivia rank
16th
United States rank
17th

Arable land over time

  • Bolivia
  • United States
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.4543 hectares per person against 0.4501 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0042 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Bolivia ranks 16th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3367 hectares per person 0.9253 hectares per person 0.5885 hectares per person United States
1970s 0.341 hectares per person 0.8727 hectares per person 0.5317 hectares per person United States
1980s 0.3223 hectares per person 0.7913 hectares per person 0.469 hectares per person United States
1990s 0.3206 hectares per person 0.6857 hectares per person 0.3651 hectares per person United States
2000s 0.3969 hectares per person 0.5699 hectares per person 0.1729 hectares per person United States
2010s 0.4422 hectares per person 0.488 hectares per person 0.0459 hectares per person United States
2020s 0.4535 hectares per person 0.457 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bolivia or United States?
Bolivia, at 0.4543 hectares per person against 0.4501 hectares per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bolivia and United States?
0.0042 hectares per person, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for arable land?
Bolivia ranks 16th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.