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

Latest (2023)
30.46 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 208 countries
All-time high
31.23 percent
in 1993
All-time low
26.18 percent
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bolivia, 1961–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).