All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 60.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria is 60.57 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria peaked at 449.39 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 60.57 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 397.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 427.88 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 423.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 427.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 433.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 428.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 414.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 408.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 395.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 378.03 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 391.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 406.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 399.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 394.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 398.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 409.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 400.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 414.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 416.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 432.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 431.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 441.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 442.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 449.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 431.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 405.07 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 398.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 375.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 365.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 348.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 341.8 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 300.47 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 232.9 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 195.76 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 187.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 190.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 180.65 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 174.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 178.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 171.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 158.37 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 123.44 kg per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 130.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 125.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 126.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 118.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 117.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 111.39 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 105.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 87.95 kg per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 86.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.21 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 81.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 78.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.39 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 68.7 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 72.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 67.72 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 61.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 60.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 60.57 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 60.57 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146.78 kg per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 417.57 kg per square kilometre | 395.91 kg per square kilometre | 433.89 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 400.86 kg per square kilometre | 378.03 kg per square kilometre | 416.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 417.41 kg per square kilometre | 365.56 kg per square kilometre | 449.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 233.16 kg per square kilometre | 174.68 kg per square kilometre | 348.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.9 kg per square kilometre | 105.92 kg per square kilometre | 171.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.28 kg per square kilometre | 68.7 kg per square kilometre | 87.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.71 kg per square kilometre | 60.57 kg per square kilometre | 72.62 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 142 Lithuania 64.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Belize 64.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Mozambique 63.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 53.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Slovakia 49.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Bhutan 42.7 kg per square kilometre compare
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 all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria was 60.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 449.39 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Bulgaria ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.