Urban area over the long-term in Bolivia

Bolivia: Urban area over the long-term was 1,418 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1,418 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
82nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,418 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0017 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Bolivia, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Bolivia is 1,418 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Bolivia peaked at 1,418 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

Bolivia ranks 82nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0017 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0058 km² per grid cell 0.0058 km² per grid cell 0.0058 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0189 km² per grid cell 0.0189 km² per grid cell 0.0189 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0613 km² per grid cell 0.0613 km² per grid cell 0.0613 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.1979 km² per grid cell 0.1979 km² per grid cell 0.1979 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.6362 km² per grid cell 0.6362 km² per grid cell 0.6362 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 1.7 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 5.09 km² per grid cell 5.09 km² per grid cell 5.09 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 6.09 km² per grid cell 6.09 km² per grid cell 6.09 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 6.98 km² per grid cell 6.98 km² per grid cell 6.98 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 8 km² per grid cell 8 km² per grid cell 8 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 9.17 km² per grid cell 9.17 km² per grid cell 9.17 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 10.51 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 12.03 km² per grid cell 12.03 km² per grid cell 12.03 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 13.76 km² per grid cell 13.76 km² per grid cell 13.76 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 15.7 km² per grid cell 15.7 km² per grid cell 15.7 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 17.82 km² per grid cell 17.82 km² per grid cell 17.82 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 20.05 km² per grid cell 20.05 km² per grid cell 20.05 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 22.22 km² per grid cell 22.22 km² per grid cell 22.22 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 28.09 km² per grid cell 28.09 km² per grid cell 28.09 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 34.57 km² per grid cell 34.57 km² per grid cell 34.57 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 35.25 km² per grid cell 35.25 km² per grid cell 35.25 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 35.25 km² per grid cell 35.25 km² per grid cell 35.25 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 40.43 km² per grid cell 40.43 km² per grid cell 40.43 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 33.49 km² per grid cell 33.49 km² per grid cell 33.49 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 27.27 km² per grid cell 27.27 km² per grid cell 27.27 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 44.22 km² per grid cell 44.22 km² per grid cell 44.22 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 39.59 km² per grid cell 39.59 km² per grid cell 39.59 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 48.39 km² per grid cell 48.39 km² per grid cell 48.39 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 76.92 km² per grid cell 76.92 km² per grid cell 76.92 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 87.74 km² per grid cell 87.74 km² per grid cell 87.74 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 116.47 km² per grid cell 116.47 km² per grid cell 116.47 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 139.59 km² per grid cell 120.78 km² per grid cell 160.57 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 193.54 km² per grid cell 165.91 km² per grid cell 224.18 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 285.45 km² per grid cell 232.08 km² per grid cell 346.44 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 448.4 km² per grid cell 363.4 km² per grid cell 540.38 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 664.75 km² per grid cell 564 km² per grid cell 764.82 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 898.41 km² per grid cell 788.33 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 1,152 km² per grid cell 1,040 km² per grid cell 1,267 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 1,355 km² per grid cell 1,294 km² per grid cell 1,418 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 79 Kenya 1,567 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 80 Mozambique 1,550 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 81 Burkina Faso 1,502 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 83 Zambia 1,407 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 84 Oman 1,399 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 85 Libya 1,243 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Bolivia?
Urban area over the long-term in Bolivia was 1,418 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1,418 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Bolivia rank for urban area over the long-term?
Bolivia ranks 82nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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