Forest area in Bolivia
Bolivia: Forest area was 502,063 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Bolivia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Bolivia is 502,063 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bolivia peaked at 578,047 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 502,063 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Bolivia 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 565,882 sq. km | 553,717 sq. km | 578,047 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 541,945 sq. km | 532,876 sq. km | 551,014 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 520,870 sq. km | 510,338 sq. km | 530,860 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 505,193 sq. km | 502,063 sq. km | 508,338 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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 forest area in Bolivia?
- Forest area in Bolivia was 502,063 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 578,047 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 502,063 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for forest area?
- Bolivia ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.