Share of land area that is protected in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of land area that is protected was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Bolivia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Bolivia stood at 30.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Bolivia peaked at 30.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2013.
That places Bolivia 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.4% | — |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 30.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 30.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 21.4% | 30.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 6 |
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 land area that is protected in Bolivia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Bolivia was 30.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2013.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Bolivia ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.