Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0017 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
65th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0012 1000 ha per person
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024

00.0010.0010.002196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.0017 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 ha per person, in 1988.

Bulgaria ranks 65th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0014 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0014 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1963 0.0014 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1964 0.0014 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1965 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1966 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1967 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1968 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1969 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1970 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1971 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1972 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1973 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1974 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1975 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1976 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1977 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1978 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.1%
1979 0.0013 1000 ha per person -0.1%
1980 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1981 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1982 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1983 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1984 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.2%
1985 0.0012 1000 ha per person +0.0%
1986 0.0012 1000 ha per person +0.0%
1987 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.1%
1988 0.0012 1000 ha per person -0.1%
1989 0.0012 1000 ha per person +1.2%
1990 0.0013 1000 ha per person +1.8%
1991 0.0013 1000 ha per person +1.0%
1992 0.0013 1000 ha per person +1.1%
1993 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.8%
1994 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.3%
1995 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1996 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1997 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1998 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.7%
1999 0.0013 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2000 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.5%
2001 0.0014 1000 ha per person +2.0%
2002 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.5%
2003 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.8%
2004 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2005 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2006 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.8%
2007 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2008 0.0014 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2009 0.0015 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2010 0.0015 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2011 0.0015 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2012 0.0015 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2013 0.0015 1000 ha per person +2.0%
2014 0.0015 1000 ha per person +1.2%
2015 0.0016 1000 ha per person +1.3%
2016 0.0016 1000 ha per person +1.3%
2017 0.0016 1000 ha per person +1.3%
2018 0.0016 1000 ha per person +1.4%
2019 0.0016 1000 ha per person +1.4%
2020 0.0017 1000 ha per person +1.0%
2021 0.0017 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2022 0.0017 1000 ha per person +0.7%
2023 0.0017 1000 ha per person +0.3%
2024 0.0017 1000 ha per person +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0016 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 62 Madagascar 0.0018 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 63 Nicaragua 0.0018 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 64 Liberia 0.0017 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 66 Guinea 0.0017 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 67 Panama 0.0016 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 68 Cameroon 0.0016 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Bulgaria?
Land area — area, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 2024.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1988.
How does Bulgaria rank for land area — area, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 65th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.