Bulgaria vs Northern Europe: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.54 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Europe, a difference of 0.36 ha/cap.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.0 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 17th and Northern Europe ranks 18th of 216 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5567 ha/cap | 0.2244 ha/cap | 0.3322 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.508 ha/cap | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.304 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.463 ha/cap | 0.197 ha/cap | 0.266 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.447 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.257 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.496 ha/cap | 0.185 ha/cap | 0.311 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.532 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.352 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Bulgaria or Northern Europe?
- Bulgaria, at 0.54 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Bulgaria and Northern Europe?
- 0.36 ha/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Northern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Northern Europe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th and Northern Europe ranks 18th of 216 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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About this data
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.