Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 30.46 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 30.46 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia peaked at 31.23 percent in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26.18 percent, in 1963.
Bolivia ranks 49th of 208 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 | 26.27 percent | 26.18 percent | 26.4 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.79 percent | 26.4 percent | 29.08 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.97 percent | 29.08 percent | 30.65 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.11 percent | 30.65 percent | 31.23 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.67 percent | 30.32 percent | 31.23 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.46 percent | 30.46 percent | 30.46 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.46 percent | 30.46 percent | 30.46 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia was 30.46 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.23 percent in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.18 percent in 1963.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Bolivia ranks 49th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).