Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 64.08 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 64.08 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from modis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Bulgaria peaked at 66.86 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.08 1000 ha, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 112th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.28 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 64.56 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.09 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.52 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.32 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.86 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.47 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.21 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.1 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.27 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.16 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.42 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.24 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.73 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.94 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.75 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.71 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.66 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.45 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.43 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.08 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 64.08 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.67 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 64.08 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.67 1000 ha, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.72 1000 ha | 64.28 1000 ha | 66.86 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.25 1000 ha | 64.73 1000 ha | 66.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.47 1000 ha | 64.08 1000 ha | 64.71 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 109 Congo 71.44 1000 ha compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 69.23 1000 ha compare
- 111 Latvia 67.05 1000 ha compare
- 113 Serbia and Montenegro 63.53 1000 ha compare
- 114 China, Taiwan Province of 62.34 1000 ha compare
- 115 Vanuatu 61.61 1000 ha compare
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 inland water bodies — area from modis in Bulgaria?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Bulgaria was 64.08 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.86 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.08 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Bulgaria ranks 112th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.