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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.