Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.003 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
79th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0068 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.003 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -67.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 1.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.003 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -67.2% | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person |
| 1998 | +37.8% | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 76 Zimbabwe 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Zambia 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Armenia 0.0028 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 — other areas, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.