Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0017 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 28,620 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -12.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0017 1000 ha per person (2024)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.