What is land use over the long-term in Bulgaria?

Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria was 1.41 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1100.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 673,522 hectares in 1700.

How does Bulgaria rank for land use over the long-term?

Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria

Name: Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Land use over the long-term was 1.41 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

1.41 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

96th

of 202 countries

All-time high

2.81 million hectares

in 1100

All-time low

673,522 hectares

in 1700

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Bulgaria stood at 1.41 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Bulgaria peaked at 2.81 million hectares in 1100 and was at its lowest, 673,522 hectares, in 1700.

Bulgaria ranks 96th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	2.03 million hectares	2.03 million hectares	2.03 million hectares	1
1100s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	1
1200s	2.38 million hectares	2.38 million hectares	2.38 million hectares	1
1300s	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1
1400s	1.19 million hectares	1.19 million hectares	1.19 million hectares	1
1500s	1.25 million hectares	1.25 million hectares	1.25 million hectares	1
1600s	1.60 million hectares	1.60 million hectares	1.60 million hectares	1
1700s	673,522 hectares	673,522 hectares	673,522 hectares	1
1710s	697,950 hectares	697,950 hectares	697,950 hectares	1
1720s	723,264 hectares	723,264 hectares	723,264 hectares	1
1730s	749,497 hectares	749,497 hectares	749,497 hectares	1
1740s	776,680 hectares	776,680 hectares	776,680 hectares	1
1750s	804,850 hectares	804,850 hectares	804,850 hectares	1
1760s	834,042 hectares	834,042 hectares	834,042 hectares	1
1770s	864,292 hectares	864,292 hectares	864,292 hectares	1
1780s	895,639 hectares	895,639 hectares	895,639 hectares	1
1790s	928,124 hectares	928,124 hectares	928,124 hectares	1
1800s	961,786 hectares	961,786 hectares	961,786 hectares	1
1810s	996,670 hectares	996,670 hectares	996,670 hectares	1
1820s	1.03 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	1
1830s	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1
1840s	1.11 million hectares	1.11 million hectares	1.11 million hectares	1
1850s	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1
1860s	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1
1870s	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1
1880s	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1
1890s	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1
1900s	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1
1910s	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1
1920s	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1
1930s	1.13 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	1
1940s	1.09 million hectares	1.09 million hectares	1.09 million hectares	1
1950s	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	10
1960s	1.22 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1.47 million hectares	10
1970s	1.68 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	1.95 million hectares	10
1980s	2.03 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	2.04 million hectares	10
1990s	1.87 million hectares	1.71 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	10
2000s	1.81 million hectares	1.72 million hectares	1.90 million hectares	10
2010s	1.47 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.70 million hectares	10
2020s	1.41 million hectares	1.40 million hectares	1.41 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

93 Panama 1.51 million hectares compare
94 Cambodia 1.50 million hectares compare
94 Philippines 1.50 million hectares compare
97 Oman 1.35 million hectares compare
98 Costa Rica 1.25 million hectares compare
99 Liberia 1.24 million hectares compare

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More environment data for Bulgaria

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Bulgaria?: Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria was 1.41 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1100.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 673,522 hectares in 1700.
How does Bulgaria rank for land use over the long-term?: Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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