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

Bulgaria
0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
24th
Germany rank
21st

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Germany
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 24th and Germany ranks 21st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Germany?
Germany, at 0.0334 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 Bulgaria and Germany?
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Germany ranks 21st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Germany: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/arable-land-area-per-square-kilometre/bulgaria/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/arable-land-area-per-square-kilometre/bulgaria/germany/">Bulgaria vs Germany: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.