Arable land — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arable land — Area was 3,492 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3,492 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Bulgaria peaked at 4,298 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3,085 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 81st out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,252 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,154 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,138 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4,180 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 4,167 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 4,166 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,146 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4,154 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4,158 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 4,142 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 4,132 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4,128 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 4,120 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 4,098 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3,957 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 3,940 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 3,937 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 3,926 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3,897 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,827 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3,824 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3,818 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3,812 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,807 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3,810 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3,819 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3,825 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,840 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3,848 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,856 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3,864 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4,047 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 4,063 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,001 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,998 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,203 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 4,298 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3,536 1000 ha | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 3,578 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3,526 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,467 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3,355 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3,323 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,313 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,173 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 3,132 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,085 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,088 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,146 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,186 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,250 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,317 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3,479 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3,486 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,510 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,496 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,489 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,478 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,476 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,492 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,468 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,487 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,492 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,492 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 20.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,492 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,168 1000 ha | 4,138 1000 ha | 4,252 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,028 1000 ha | 3,897 1000 ha | 4,142 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,823 1000 ha | 3,807 1000 ha | 3,848 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,944 1000 ha | 3,536 1000 ha | 4,298 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,261 1000 ha | 3,085 1000 ha | 3,526 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,417 1000 ha | 3,186 1000 ha | 3,510 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,488 1000 ha | 3,468 1000 ha | 3,500 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 arable land — area in Bulgaria?
- Arable land — area in Bulgaria was 3,492 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,298 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,085 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arable land — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Arable 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.