Share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.3 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia stood at 0.3 percent.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia peaked at 0.47 percent in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1 percent, in 2005.
That places Bolivia 111th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.11 percent | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 percent | +172.7% |
| 2011 | 0.39 percent | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.38 percent | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 percent | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.37 percent | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.47 percent | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3 percent | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3 percent | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.3 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.45 percent, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.3 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.52 percent, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +172.7% | 0.11 percent | 0.3 percent |
| 2022 | -34.8% | 0.46 percent | 0.3 percent |
| 2011 | +30.0% | 0.3 percent | 0.39 percent |
| 2020 | +27.0% | 0.37 percent | 0.47 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.108 percent | 0.1 percent | 0.11 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.332 percent | 0.3 percent | 0.39 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3825 percent | 0.3 percent | 0.47 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Bolivia was 0.3 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 arable land which is organic recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 percent in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 percent in 2005.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Bolivia ranks 111th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).