Cropland — Share in Land area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Cropland — Share in Land area was 33.43 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.43 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 234 countries
All-time high
41.75 %
in 1961
All-time low
30.13 %
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Bulgaria, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Bulgaria stood at 33.43 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bulgaria peaked at 41.75 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.13 %, in 2008.

Bulgaria ranks 40th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.23 % 40.96 % 41.75 % 9
1970s 39.83 % 38.45 % 40.92 % 10
1980s 37.47 % 37.34 % 37.76 % 10
1990s 37.92 % 34.49 % 40.65 % 10
2000s 31.78 % 30.13 % 34.15 % 10
2010s 32.83 % 30.86 % 33.56 % 10
2020s 33.45 % 33.24 % 33.62 % 5

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  5. 42 France 33.21 % compare
  6. 43 Spain 32.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Bulgaria?
Cropland — share in land area in Bulgaria was 33.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 41.75 % in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 30.13 % in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for cropland — share in land area?
Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.