Arable land in Bolivia
Bolivia: Arable land was 0.4543 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Bolivia, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Bolivia is 0.4543 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bolivia peaked at 0.4606 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2894 hectares per person, in 1992.
That places Bolivia 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3367 hectares per person | 0.3311 hectares per person | 0.3424 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.341 hectares per person | 0.3389 hectares per person | 0.3438 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3223 hectares per person | 0.2994 hectares per person | 0.3374 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3206 hectares per person | 0.2894 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3969 hectares per person | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.4314 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.4137 hectares per person | 0.4599 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.4464 hectares per person | 0.4606 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.69 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,209 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.74 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bolivia?
- Arable land in Bolivia was 0.4543 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4606 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2894 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for arable land?
- Bolivia ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.