Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 5,014 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5,014 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 43 countries
All-time high
6,203 Hectares
in 1997
All-time low
4,977 Hectares
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Bulgaria stood at 5,014 Hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Bulgaria peaked at 6,203 Hectares in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4,977 Hectares, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,159 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 6,159 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,159 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,159 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,159 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,164 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,164 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,203 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5,645 Hectares | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 5,679 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5,582 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 5,498 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5,325 Hectares | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,326 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,330 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,190 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 5,116 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,101 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,030 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,052 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,088 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,123 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,995 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,977 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,011 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,021 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,030 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,030 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,037 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,047 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,047 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,022 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5,003 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,014 Hectares | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,065 Hectares | 5,645 Hectares | 6,203 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,278 Hectares | 5,030 Hectares | 5,582 Hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,036 Hectares | 4,977 Hectares | 5,123 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,027 Hectares | 5,003 Hectares | 5,047 Hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -51.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -21.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Bulgaria?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Bulgaria was 5,014 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,203 Hectares in 1997.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,977 Hectares in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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