Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.85 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2006
All-time low
0.85
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Bolivia, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.85 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Bolivia peaked at 1.14 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 61st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 | 0.88 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8567 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 59 Mongolia 0.89 compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 0.87 compare
- 62 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.83 compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 0.8 compare
- 63 Philippines 0.8 compare
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 land covered by lakes and rivers in Bolivia?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Bolivia was 0.85 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Bolivia ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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