Land area actually irrigated — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land area actually irrigated — Area was 34.26 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area actually irrigated — Area in Bulgaria, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area actually irrigated — area in Bulgaria stood at 34.26 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over five years.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area actually irrigated — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27.31 1000 ha | — |
| 2021 | 28.35 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.48 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 30.84 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 34.26 1000 ha | +11.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 34.26 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 155.55 1000 ha, 22% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 34.26 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.26 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
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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)
- 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 land area actually irrigated — area in Bulgaria?
- Land area actually irrigated — area in Bulgaria was 34.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.26 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.31 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land area actually irrigated — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area actually irrigated — Area. 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.