Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 99.03 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria is 99.03 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 132.89 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 14.33 kg/ha, in 1962.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.85 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.33 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 19.67 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1964 | 34.76 kg/ha | +76.7% |
| 1965 | 48.01 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1966 | 61.73 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 70.97 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 85.57 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 84.94 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 83.68 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 71.25 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 78.42 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 75.34 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 78.32 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 92.7 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 87.47 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 87.82 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 90.94 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 104.3 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 112.4 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 129.26 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 129.06 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 132.89 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 115.94 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 120.71 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 115.66 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 113.63 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 132.37 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 119.39 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 108.97 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 90.65 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 43.69 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1993 | 38.54 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 49.25 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 26.65 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 1996 | 34.53 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 35.09 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 35.38 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 28.66 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 38.35 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2001 | 43.41 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 57.77 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 63.56 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 53.08 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 48.61 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 46 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 55 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 52.35 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 70.43 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 68.23 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 82.55 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 72.05 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 80.85 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 94.32 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 90.52 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 106.83 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 101.7 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 99.44 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 103.17 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 108.48 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 100.51 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 100.95 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.03 kg/ha | -1.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.03 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.03 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.21 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.42 kg/ha | 14.33 kg/ha | 85.57 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.03 kg/ha | 71.25 kg/ha | 104.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.13 kg/ha | 112.4 kg/ha | 132.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.14 kg/ha | 26.65 kg/ha | 108.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.86 kg/ha | 38.35 kg/ha | 70.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.97 kg/ha | 68.23 kg/ha | 106.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.24 kg/ha | 99.03 kg/ha | 108.48 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria was 99.03 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 132.89 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.33 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).