Bolivia vs Bulgaria: Arable land use per person
Bolivia
0.4543 hectares per person
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.5408 hectares per person
in 2023
Bolivia rank
16th
Bulgaria rank
14th
Arable land use per person over time
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5408 hectares per person against 0.4543 hectares per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0865 hectares per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bolivia ranks 16th and Bulgaria ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3367 hectares per person | 0.5089 hectares per person | 0.1721 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.341 hectares per person | 0.4641 hectares per person | 0.1231 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.3223 hectares per person | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.3206 hectares per person | 0.4676 hectares per person | 0.1471 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.3969 hectares per person | 0.4219 hectares per person | 0.025 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.045 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.537 hectares per person | 0.0836 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bolivia or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5408 hectares per person against 0.4543 hectares per person in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bolivia and Bulgaria?
- 0.0865 hectares per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Bulgaria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Bulgaria rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bolivia ranks 16th and Bulgaria ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.