Bulgaria vs Philippines: Land use over the long-term
Bulgaria
1.41 million hectares
in 2025
Philippines
1.50 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
96th
Philippines rank
94th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Bulgaria
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.50 million hectares against 1.41 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 85,750 hectares.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 94th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 38 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.03 million hectares | 5,996 hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 2.81 million hectares | 10,445 hectares | 2.80 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 2.38 million hectares | 14,611 hectares | 2.36 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 1.88 million hectares | 18,518 hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 1.19 million hectares | 22,683 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 1.25 million hectares | 26,689 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.60 million hectares | 41,770 hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 673,522 hectares | 63,556 hectares | 609,966 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 697,950 hectares | 64,564 hectares | 633,386 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 723,264 hectares | 75,000 hectares | 648,264 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 749,497 hectares | 76,524 hectares | 672,973 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 776,680 hectares | 77,882 hectares | 698,798 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 804,850 hectares | 79,102 hectares | 725,748 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 834,042 hectares | 80,218 hectares | 753,824 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 864,292 hectares | 81,253 hectares | 783,039 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 895,639 hectares | 84,042 hectares | 811,597 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 928,124 hectares | 86,493 hectares | 841,631 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 961,786 hectares | 87,964 hectares | 873,822 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 996,670 hectares | 88,930 hectares | 907,740 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 1.03 million hectares | 88,215 hectares | 944,605 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 1.07 million hectares | 111,633 hectares | 958,647 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 1.11 million hectares | 129,563 hectares | 979,537 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 1.15 million hectares | 150,401 hectares | 998,919 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 1.15 million hectares | 174,787 hectares | 977,993 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 1.16 million hectares | 197,580 hectares | 958,670 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 1.16 million hectares | 218,224 hectares | 941,506 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 1.16 million hectares | 242,884 hectares | 920,336 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 1.17 million hectares | 271,482 hectares | 895,238 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1.17 million hectares | 319,658 hectares | 850,572 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.17 million hectares | 378,691 hectares | 795,059 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.13 million hectares | 445,736 hectares | 682,874 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1.09 million hectares | 615,096 hectares | 470,104 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.04 million hectares | 690,977 hectares | 352,483 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.22 million hectares | 825,100 hectares | 393,100 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.68 million hectares | 900,300 hectares | 776,600 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 886,200 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.87 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 523,800 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 309,700 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 27,595 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 91,298 hectares | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Bulgaria or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.50 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 Philippines?
- 85,750 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Philippines rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 94th 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.