Cropland — Area per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.54 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.54 ha/cap.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.58 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.43 ha/cap, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5567 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.508 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.463 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.447 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.496 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.532 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 747.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 244 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,385 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,492 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Bulgaria?
- Cropland — area per capita in Bulgaria was 0.54 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 ha/cap in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.