Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.0008 1000 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 49th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.