Arable land use per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arable land use per person was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5408 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.5408 hectares per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.4089 hectares per person
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Bulgaria stood at 0.5408 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4089 hectares per person, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Arable land use per person in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5353 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5184 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5122 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5132 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5079 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5045 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4989 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4963 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.493 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4879 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.484 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4813 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4779 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4722 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4537 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4498 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4472 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4454 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4415 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4319 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4301 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4281 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4264 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4249 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4252 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4263 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4264 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4275 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4335 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4423 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4476 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4739 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4796 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4739 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4756 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5026 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5171 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4283 hectares per person | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4358 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4316 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4329 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4281 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4274 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4293 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4143 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4121 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4089 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4121 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4226 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4308 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4423 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.454 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4859 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4928 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5025 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5071 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5128 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5183 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5253 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5331 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5379 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5364 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5408 hectares per person | +0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.5408 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 7.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.5408 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5089 hectares per person | 0.493 hectares per person | 0.5353 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4641 hectares per person | 0.4415 hectares per person | 0.4879 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.4335 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4676 hectares per person | 0.4283 hectares per person | 0.5171 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4219 hectares per person | 0.4089 hectares per person | 0.4329 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.4308 hectares per person | 0.5253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.537 hectares per person | 0.5331 hectares per person | 0.5408 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Bulgaria?
- Arable land use per person in Bulgaria was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4089 hectares per person in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arable land use per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.