Bulgaria vs Middle Africa: Cropland — Area per capita

Bulgaria
0.54 ha/cap
in 2024
Middle Africa
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
16th
Middle Africa rank
22nd

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Middle Africa
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.54 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa, a difference of 0.35 ha/cap.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.8 times Middle Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 16th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Middle Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5567 ha/cap 0.6 ha/cap 0.0433 ha/cap Middle Africa
1970s 0.508 ha/cap 0.505 ha/cap 0.003 ha/cap Bulgaria
1980s 0.463 ha/cap 0.398 ha/cap 0.065 ha/cap Bulgaria
1990s 0.5 ha/cap 0.298 ha/cap 0.202 ha/cap Bulgaria
2000s 0.447 ha/cap 0.225 ha/cap 0.222 ha/cap Bulgaria
2010s 0.496 ha/cap 0.226 ha/cap 0.27 ha/cap Bulgaria
2020s 0.532 ha/cap 0.198 ha/cap 0.334 ha/cap Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Bulgaria or Middle Africa?
Bulgaria, at 0.54 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Bulgaria and Middle Africa?
0.35 ha/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Middle Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Middle Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.