Bulgaria vs Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate

Bulgaria
0.2201 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Europe
-0.1455 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
34th
Western Europe rank
32nd

Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Western Europe
-10-505196219932024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.2201 % change on previous year against -0.1455 % change on previous year in Western Europe, a difference of 0.3656 % change on previous year.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 34th and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 239 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Western Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7519 % change on previous year -0.373 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1970s 0.3107 % change on previous year -0.4121 % change on previous year 0.7228 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1980s -0.0613 % change on previous year -0.3488 % change on previous year 0.2875 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1990s -0.7822 % change on previous year -0.325 % change on previous year 0.4572 % change on previous year Western Europe
2000s -1.2 % change on previous year -0.2662 % change on previous year 0.9359 % change on previous year Western Europe
2010s 0.018 % change on previous year -0.1888 % change on previous year 0.2068 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2020s -0.0911 % change on previous year -0.1106 % change on previous year 0.0196 % change on previous year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Western Europe?
Bulgaria, at 0.2201 % change on previous year against -0.1455 % change on previous year in Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Western Europe?
0.3656 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Western Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Western Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
273 places, 15,793 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.