Cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.5205 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5205 hectares per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5205 hectares per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.2251 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.5205 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia peaked at 0.5205 hectares per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2251 hectares per person, in 1000.
Bolivia ranks 21st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2251 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2273 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1200 | 0.2371 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1300 | 0.2625 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 1400 | 0.3194 hectares per person | +21.7% |
| 1500 | 0.4401 hectares per person | +37.8% |
| 1600 | 0.4316 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1700 | 0.4217 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1710 | 0.4206 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1720 | 0.4195 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1730 | 0.4184 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 0.4172 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 0.416 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.4148 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.4135 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1780 | 0.4122 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1790 | 0.4109 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1800 | 0.4096 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1810 | 0.4082 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 0.4067 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1830 | 0.4052 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.3585 hectares per person | -11.5% |
| 1850 | 0.3127 hectares per person | -12.8% |
| 1860 | 0.3982 hectares per person | +27.4% |
| 1870 | 0.3872 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1880 | 0.3724 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 0.2991 hectares per person | -19.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4795 hectares per person | +60.4% |
| 1910 | 0.4774 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4143 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 1930 | 0.4735 hectares per person | +14.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4696 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.3938 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 1951 | 0.3927 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3916 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3905 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3894 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.3883 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3872 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.386 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3848 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3835 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3822 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.383 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3757 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3685 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3703 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3722 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3735 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3748 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3756 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3763 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3766 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3769 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3767 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3768 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.376 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3753 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3742 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3732 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3718 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3703 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3689 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3675 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3661 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3643 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3521 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3476 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3445 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3413 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3376 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3289 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3284 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3269 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3391 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3654 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3697 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3926 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3957 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3971 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3913 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4022 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4208 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4211 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4389 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4462 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4536 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4595 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4652 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4707 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4775 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4845 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4915 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.498 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4912 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4719 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4527 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4704 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4916 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4874 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4932 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5017 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5081 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5144 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5205 hectares per person | +1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.5205 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.5205 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 4.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +60.4% | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.4795 hectares per person |
| 1500 | +37.8% | 0.3194 hectares per person | 0.4401 hectares per person |
| 1860 | +27.4% | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3982 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2273 hectares per person | 0.2273 hectares per person | 0.2273 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2625 hectares per person | 0.2625 hectares per person | 0.2625 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3194 hectares per person | 0.3194 hectares per person | 0.3194 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4401 hectares per person | 0.4401 hectares per person | 0.4401 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.4316 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4217 hectares per person | 0.4217 hectares per person | 0.4217 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4206 hectares per person | 0.4206 hectares per person | 0.4206 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4195 hectares per person | 0.4195 hectares per person | 0.4195 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4184 hectares per person | 0.4184 hectares per person | 0.4184 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4172 hectares per person | 0.4172 hectares per person | 0.4172 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.416 hectares per person | 0.416 hectares per person | 0.416 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4148 hectares per person | 0.4148 hectares per person | 0.4148 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4135 hectares per person | 0.4135 hectares per person | 0.4135 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4122 hectares per person | 0.4122 hectares per person | 0.4122 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.4109 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4096 hectares per person | 0.4096 hectares per person | 0.4096 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4082 hectares per person | 0.4082 hectares per person | 0.4082 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4052 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3127 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3982 hectares per person | 0.3982 hectares per person | 0.3982 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3872 hectares per person | 0.3872 hectares per person | 0.3872 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3724 hectares per person | 0.3724 hectares per person | 0.3724 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.2991 hectares per person | 0.2991 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4795 hectares per person | 0.4795 hectares per person | 0.4795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4774 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4143 hectares per person | 0.4143 hectares per person | 0.4143 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4735 hectares per person | 0.4735 hectares per person | 0.4735 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4696 hectares per person | 0.4696 hectares per person | 0.4696 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3752 hectares per person | 0.3685 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3748 hectares per person | 0.3703 hectares per person | 0.3769 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3554 hectares per person | 0.3376 hectares per person | 0.3689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.356 hectares per person | 0.3268 hectares per person | 0.3957 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4296 hectares per person | 0.3913 hectares per person | 0.4652 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.48 hectares per person | 0.4527 hectares per person | 0.498 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5042 hectares per person | 0.4874 hectares per person | 0.5205 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Bolivia was 0.5205 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5205 hectares per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2251 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Bolivia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.