Benin vs Bulgaria: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Benin
0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
23rd
Bulgaria rank
24th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Benin ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 24th of 184 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Benin or Bulgaria?
Benin, at 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Benin and Bulgaria?
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bulgaria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Bulgaria rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 24th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.