Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0168 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0168 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0123 Square kilometres per person
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.0168 Square kilometres per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 Square kilometres per person, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 64th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0168 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 2.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0168 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 61 Nicaragua 0.0176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 Liberia 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 65 Cameroon 0.0167 Square kilometres per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0166 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 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 — land area, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 Square kilometres per person in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.