What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?

0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Romania: Arable land — Area, per capita

Bulgaria

0.0005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Romania

0.0004 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

12th

Romania rank

14th

Arable land — Area, per capita over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 12th and Romania ranks 14th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Romania
1970s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Bulgaria
1980s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Romania
1990s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Bulgaria
2000s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Romania
2010s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Bulgaria
2020s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per capita, Bulgaria or Romania?: Bulgaria, at 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for arable land — area, per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 12th and Romania ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.