Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia
Bolivia: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 35.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
35.83 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 209 countries
All-time high
35.83 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
27.52 hectares per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia stood at 35.83 hectares per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia peaked at 35.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.52 hectares per square kilometre, in 1963.
Bolivia ranks 111th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.73 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 27.64 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 27.52 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 27.58 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 27.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 27.65 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 27.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 27.72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 27.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 27.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 28.37 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 28.87 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 28.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.39 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 29.89 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 29.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 30.42 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 30.45 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 30.95 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 30.98 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 31.48 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 31.51 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.55 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.05 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 32.02 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 32.5 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 32.52 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 32.54 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.74 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.73 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 33.04 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 33.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.43 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 33.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 33.79 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.04 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 34.14 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.83 hectares per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 33.8 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.65 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.03 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.28 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.28 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.15 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.02 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.26 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.54 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 35.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 35.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.67 hectares per square kilometre | 27.52 hectares per square kilometre | 27.93 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.51 hectares per square kilometre | 27.97 hectares per square kilometre | 30.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.99 hectares per square kilometre | 30.98 hectares per square kilometre | 32.74 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.59 hectares per square kilometre | 32.73 hectares per square kilometre | 34.22 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 hectares per square kilometre | 33.8 hectares per square kilometre | 34.65 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.14 hectares per square kilometre | 34.77 hectares per square kilometre | 35.54 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 hectares per square kilometre | 35.56 hectares per square kilometre | 35.83 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 108 New Zealand 36.88 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 109 Niger 36.79 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 110 Colombia 36.49 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mali 35.47 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 113 Cambodia 34.86 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 114 Georgia 34.13 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bolivia was 35.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.52 hectares per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Bolivia rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Bolivia ranks 111th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.