Bulgaria vs Panama: Land use over the long-term

Bulgaria
1.41 million hectares
in 2025
Panama
1.51 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
96th
Panama rank
93rd

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.51 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 94,750 hectares.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 96th and Panama ranks 93rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 38 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 2.03 million hectares 0 hectares 2.03 million hectares Bulgaria
1100s 2.81 million hectares 0 hectares 2.81 million hectares Bulgaria
1200s 2.38 million hectares 0 hectares 2.38 million hectares Bulgaria
1300s 1.88 million hectares 0 hectares 1.88 million hectares Bulgaria
1400s 1.19 million hectares 0 hectares 1.19 million hectares Bulgaria
1500s 1.25 million hectares 0 hectares 1.25 million hectares Bulgaria
1600s 1.60 million hectares 67,130 hectares 1.53 million hectares Bulgaria
1700s 673,522 hectares 44,411 hectares 629,111 hectares Bulgaria
1710s 697,950 hectares 47,890 hectares 650,060 hectares Bulgaria
1720s 723,264 hectares 51,613 hectares 671,651 hectares Bulgaria
1730s 749,497 hectares 55,594 hectares 693,903 hectares Bulgaria
1740s 776,680 hectares 59,852 hectares 716,828 hectares Bulgaria
1750s 804,850 hectares 64,404 hectares 740,446 hectares Bulgaria
1760s 834,042 hectares 69,269 hectares 764,773 hectares Bulgaria
1770s 864,292 hectares 74,468 hectares 789,824 hectares Bulgaria
1780s 895,639 hectares 80,022 hectares 815,617 hectares Bulgaria
1790s 928,124 hectares 85,954 hectares 842,170 hectares Bulgaria
1800s 961,786 hectares 92,290 hectares 869,496 hectares Bulgaria
1810s 996,670 hectares 100,153 hectares 896,517 hectares Bulgaria
1820s 1.03 million hectares 115,294 hectares 917,526 hectares Bulgaria
1830s 1.07 million hectares 132,612 hectares 937,668 hectares Bulgaria
1840s 1.11 million hectares 152,409 hectares 956,691 hectares Bulgaria
1850s 1.15 million hectares 175,029 hectares 974,291 hectares Bulgaria
1860s 1.15 million hectares 188,879 hectares 963,901 hectares Bulgaria
1870s 1.16 million hectares 199,373 hectares 956,877 hectares Bulgaria
1880s 1.16 million hectares 203,068 hectares 956,662 hectares Bulgaria
1890s 1.16 million hectares 218,460 hectares 944,760 hectares Bulgaria
1900s 1.17 million hectares 233,342 hectares 933,378 hectares Bulgaria
1910s 1.17 million hectares 271,672 hectares 898,558 hectares Bulgaria
1920s 1.17 million hectares 298,572 hectares 875,178 hectares Bulgaria
1930s 1.13 million hectares 367,792 hectares 760,818 hectares Bulgaria
1940s 1.09 million hectares 527,133 hectares 558,067 hectares Bulgaria
1950s 1.04 million hectares 859,623 hectares 183,837 hectares Bulgaria
1960s 1.22 million hectares 1.10 million hectares 122,200 hectares Bulgaria
1970s 1.68 million hectares 1.24 million hectares 435,800 hectares Bulgaria
1980s 2.03 million hectares 1.39 million hectares 641,900 hectares Bulgaria
1990s 1.87 million hectares 1.48 million hectares 387,300 hectares Bulgaria
2000s 1.81 million hectares 1.52 million hectares 286,400 hectares Bulgaria
2010s 1.47 million hectares 1.51 million hectares 36,595 hectares Panama
2020s 1.41 million hectares 1.51 million hectares 100,298 hectares Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Bulgaria or Panama?
Panama, at 1.51 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Bulgaria and Panama?
94,750 hectares, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Bulgaria ranks 96th and Panama ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.