Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0056 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0056 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0058 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0043 Square kilometres per person
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.0056 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0058 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 Square kilometres per person, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 11th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0056 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 6.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0056 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 8 Paraguay 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Uruguay 0.0066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Belarus 0.0062 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 13 Guinea 0.0051 Square kilometres per person compare
- 14 Bolivia 0.0047 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0056 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 Square kilometres per person in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.