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.

Arable land use per person in Bulgaria

Name: Arable land use per person in Bulgaria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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%.

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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

11 Paraguay 0.6664 hectares per person compare
12 Uruguay 0.6492 hectares per person compare
13 Belarus 0.6066 hectares per person compare
15 Estonia 0.5189 hectares per person compare
16 Bolivia 0.4543 hectares per person compare
17 United States 0.4501 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Bulgaria

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Bulgaria →

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

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.