Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,858 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bulgaria, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bulgaria is 3,858 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bulgaria peaked at 3,858 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,658 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,658 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 2,776 Square kilometres | +67.4% |
| 2015 | 3,236 Square kilometres | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 3,724 Square kilometres | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 3,858 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,658 Square kilometres | 1,658 Square kilometres | 1,658 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,006 Square kilometres | 2,776 Square kilometres | 3,236 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,791 Square kilometres | 3,724 Square kilometres | 3,858 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 52 Eswatini 170.28 Square kilometres compare
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- 56 Algeria 3,715 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0858 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bulgaria?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bulgaria was 3,858 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,858 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation