Cropland area in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cropland area was 5.82 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area 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
The most recent figure for cropland area in Bolivia is 5.82 million hectares, measured in 2023. 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, cropland area in Bolivia peaked at 5.82 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million hectares, in 1961.
Bolivia ranks 49th of 219 countries on this measure, 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 agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.69 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Bolivia?
- Cropland area 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 cropland area recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for cropland area?
- Bolivia ranks 49th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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