Agricultural land — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agricultural land — Area was 5,014 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5,014 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
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 in Bulgaria peaked at 6,211 1000 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4,977 1000 ha, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 104th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,673 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,685 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5,693 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5,772 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 5,793 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5,802 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5,863 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 5,881 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6,022 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 6,010 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 6,009 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,022 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5,982 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 6,038 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5,955 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 6,198 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 6,206 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6,211 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 6,206 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 6,181 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,182 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,177 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,172 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6,169 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,166 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,166 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,162 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 6,168 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 6,159 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 6,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,154 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,121 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6,159 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,164 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,203 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5,645 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 5,679 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5,582 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 5,498 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5,325 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 5,326 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,330 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,265 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,190 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,116 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,101 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,030 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,052 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,088 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,123 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,995 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,977 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,012 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,021 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,030 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,037 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,047 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,047 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,022 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5,003 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,014 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,014 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 5.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,014 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,798 1000 ha | 5,673 1000 ha | 6,022 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,084 1000 ha | 5,955 1000 ha | 6,211 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,172 1000 ha | 6,162 1000 ha | 6,182 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,061 1000 ha | 5,645 1000 ha | 6,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,276 1000 ha | 5,030 1000 ha | 5,582 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,036 1000 ha | 4,977 1000 ha | 5,123 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,027 1000 ha | 5,003 1000 ha | 5,047 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Bulgaria?
- Agricultural land — area in Bulgaria was 5,014 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,211 1000 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,977 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agricultural land — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.