Land area in square kilometres in Bolivia

Bolivia: Land area in square kilometres was 1.08 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.08 million sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.08 million sq. km
in 1961
All-time low
1.08 million sq. km
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometres in Bolivia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 1.08 million sq. km for land area in square kilometres in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometres in Bolivia peaked at 1.08 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million sq. km, in 1961.

Bolivia ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 9
1970s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 10
1980s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 10
1990s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 10
2000s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 10
2010s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 10
2020s 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 1.08 million sq. km 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 24 South Africa 1.21 million sq. km compare
  2. 25 Ethiopia 1.13 million sq. km compare
  3. 26 Colombia 1.11 million sq. km compare
  4. 28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
  5. 29 Egypt 995,450 sq. km compare
  6. 30 Nigeria 910,770 sq. km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometres in Bolivia?
Land area in square kilometres in Bolivia was 1.08 million sq. km in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in square kilometres recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million sq. km in 1961.
How does Bolivia rank for land area in square kilometres?
Bolivia ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometres rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in square kilometres
Unit
sq. km
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.