Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria
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.
Land use over the long-term in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.03 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 2.81 million hectares | +38.4% |
| 1200 | 2.38 million hectares | -15.4% |
| 1300 | 1.88 million hectares | -20.8% |
| 1400 | 1.19 million hectares | -36.5% |
| 1500 | 1.25 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1600 | 1.60 million hectares | +27.2% |
| 1700 | 673,522 hectares | -57.8% |
| 1710 | 697,950 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1720 | 723,264 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1730 | 749,497 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1740 | 776,680 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1750 | 804,850 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1760 | 834,042 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1770 | 864,292 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1780 | 895,639 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1790 | 928,124 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1800 | 961,786 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1810 | 996,670 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1820 | 1.03 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1830 | 1.07 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1840 | 1.11 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1850 | 1.15 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 1.15 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.16 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 1.16 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.16 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.13 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1940 | 1.09 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1950 | 1.04 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1951 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.05 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.15 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 1.16 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.20 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.23 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.24 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.31 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 1.32 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.47 million hectares | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.49 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.51 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.48 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.61 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.87 million hectares | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 1.89 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.92 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.95 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.00 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.01 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.04 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.03 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.02 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.00 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.00 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million hectares | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.94 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1.96 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million hectares | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.71 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.83 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 1.82 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million hectares | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.68 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million hectares | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.41 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224 hectares, 3.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.41 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million hectares, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -57.8% | 1.60 million hectares | 673,522 hectares |
| 1100 | +38.4% | 2.03 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares |
| 1400 | -36.5% | 1.88 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares |
| 1600 | +27.2% | 1.25 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares |
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 |
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.