Grassland — Burned Area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Grassland — Burned Area was 1.13 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) recorded 1.13 million ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 322.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 1.53 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 244,387 ha, in 1996.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 657,541 ha | — |
| 1991 | 657,541 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 657,541 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 657,541 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 657,541 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 657,541 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 244,387 ha | -62.8% |
| 1997 | 255,677 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 372,842 ha | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 334,648 ha | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 301,477 ha | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 354,625 ha | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 695,639 ha | +96.2% |
| 2003 | 655,365 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 931,794 ha | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million ha | +33.0% |
| 2006 | 944,262 ha | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 881,362 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 709,012 ha | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 551,524 ha | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million ha | +178.0% |
| 2011 | 558,874 ha | -63.5% |
| 2012 | 479,017 ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 331,722 ha | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 266,198 ha | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 496,700 ha | +86.6% |
| 2016 | 672,355 ha | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 587,494 ha | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 379,946 ha | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 599,973 ha | +57.9% |
| 2020 | 972,662 ha | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 798,252 ha | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 789,125 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million ha | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million ha | +12.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 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 | +178.0% | 551,524 ha | 1.53 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 515,280 ha | 244,387 ha | 657,541 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 726,469 ha | 301,477 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,544 ha | 266,198 ha | 1.53 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 938,202 ha | 789,125 ha | 1.13 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.48 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha compare
More climate change data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.76 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 606.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 779.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 511.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Grassland — burned area in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 1.13 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,387 ha in 1996.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.