Arable land — Area, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.0005 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Arable land — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0005 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 7.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.1772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0006 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.1563 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.