Bulgaria vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Bulgaria
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5,014 1000 ha against 5,004 1000 ha in Western Sahara, a difference of 10 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Western Sahara ranks 88th of 216 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,798 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 798.11 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6,084 1000 ha | 5,002 1000 ha | 1,082 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6,172 1000 ha | 5,003 1000 ha | 1,170 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6,061 1000 ha | 5,004 1000 ha | 1,057 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5,276 1000 ha | 5,004 1000 ha | 272.3 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5,036 1000 ha | 5,004 1000 ha | 32.44 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5,027 1000 ha | 5,004 1000 ha | 22.6 1000 ha | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Bulgaria or Western Sahara?
- Bulgaria, at 5,014 1000 ha against 5,004 1000 ha in Western Sahara as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Bulgaria and Western Sahara?
- 10 1000 ha, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Western Sahara?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Western Sahara ranks 88th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.