Bulgaria vs Southern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.54 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.34 ha/cap.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.7 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5567 ha/cap | 0.6467 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 0.508 ha/cap | 0.497 ha/cap | 0.011 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.463 ha/cap | 0.369 ha/cap | 0.094 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.192 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.447 ha/cap | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.178 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.496 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.276 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.532 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.332 ha/cap | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Bulgaria or Southern Africa?
- Bulgaria, at 0.54 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Bulgaria and Southern Africa?
- 0.34 ha/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Southern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Southern Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th and Southern Africa ranks 16th 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.