Bolivia vs Namibia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bolivia
39.23 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
39.63 million hectares
in 2025
Bolivia rank
30th
Namibia rank
29th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bolivia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.63 million hectares against 39.23 million hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 395,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 20 and Namibia in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.95 million hectares | 224,953 hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 5.44 million hectares | 322,155 hectares | 5.12 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 5.94 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 5.48 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 6.46 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 5.80 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 7.00 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 6.06 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 7.61 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 7.52 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 7.13 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 7.22 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 7.31 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 7.40 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 7.50 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | 857,910 hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 7.61 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 7.73 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 7.89 million hectares | 10.66 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 8.13 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1790s | 8.53 million hectares | 10.27 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1800s | 9.27 million hectares | 10.07 million hectares | 803,180 hectares | Namibia |
| 1810s | 9.36 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 520,690 hectares | Namibia |
| 1820s | 11.00 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 12.92 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 13.22 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 13.50 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 15.79 million hectares | 10.06 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 13.47 million hectares | 11.12 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 11.21 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1890s | 16.99 million hectares | 13.60 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 15.52 million hectares | 15.04 million hectares | 482,600 hectares | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 17.55 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 147,000 hectares | Namibia |
| 1920s | 23.79 million hectares | 20.64 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 24.51 million hectares | 25.42 million hectares | 902,100 hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 27.88 million hectares | 31.04 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 27.19 million hectares | 38.41 million hectares | 11.22 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 29.94 million hectares | 39.27 million hectares | 9.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1970s | 31.97 million hectares | 39.31 million hectares | 7.34 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1980s | 34.65 million hectares | 39.32 million hectares | 4.67 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1990s | 36.39 million hectares | 38.72 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 37.12 million hectares | 39.68 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 38.07 million hectares | 39.65 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 38.88 million hectares | 39.62 million hectares | 745,050 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bolivia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 39.63 million hectares against 39.23 million hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bolivia and Namibia?
- 395,300 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.