Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia

Bolivia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5273 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5273
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
59th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1983
All-time low
0.5079
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia stood at 0.5273.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia peaked at 1.08 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5079, in 2018.

That places Bolivia 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8902 0.8097 1 9
1970s 0.7431 0.6723 0.8216 10
1980s 0.744 0.6452 1.08 10
1990s 0.6068 0.5848 0.6325 10
2000s 0.6299 0.5925 0.6829 10
2010s 0.5715 0.5079 0.6584 10
2020s 0.5345 0.5132 0.5517 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 56 Rwanda 0.5486 compare
  2. 57 Dominica 0.5457 compare
  3. 58 Argentina 0.5376 compare
  4. 60 Paraguay 0.5231 compare
  5. 61 Sri Lanka 0.5192 compare
  6. 62 United Kingdom 0.5175 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bolivia was 0.5273 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1983.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5079 in 2018.
How does Bolivia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Bolivia ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).