Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 9.11 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 9.11 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 42.8 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4616 kg/ha, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.84 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.63 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1963 | 7.63 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 11.64 kg/ha | +52.4% |
| 1965 | 12.59 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 17.44 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 1967 | 24.93 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1968 | 32.45 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1969 | 26.79 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 22.64 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 25.68 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 22.24 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 25.05 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 20.97 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 25.11 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 25.52 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 33.47 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1978 | 33.43 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 35 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 30.39 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 42.8 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 1982 | 37.93 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 36.32 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 37.45 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 30.27 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 26.06 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 24.59 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 25.59 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 23.17 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 15.74 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1991 | 6.4 kg/ha | -59.3% |
| 1992 | 2.64 kg/ha | -58.8% |
| 1993 | 3.69 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 kg/ha | -58.7% |
| 1995 | 1.25 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6786 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4616 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 1.78 kg/ha | +285.2% |
| 2002 | 5.76 kg/ha | +223.8% |
| 2003 | 10.78 kg/ha | +87.3% |
| 2004 | 1.99 kg/ha | -81.6% |
| 2005 | 3.29 kg/ha | +65.4% |
| 2006 | 5.82 kg/ha | +76.8% |
| 2007 | 8.15 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 8.42 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.33 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 4.17 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 5.04 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 8.79 kg/ha | +74.6% |
| 2013 | 6.28 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 5.81 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 7.89 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 11.15 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 11.77 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 14.49 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 12.57 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 12.74 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 10.18 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 9.35 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.11 kg/ha | -2.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 9.11 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.31 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 9.11 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +285.2% | 0.4616 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +223.8% | 1.78 kg/ha | 5.76 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.33 kg/ha | 5.84 kg/ha | 32.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.91 kg/ha | 20.97 kg/ha | 35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.46 kg/ha | 23.17 kg/ha | 42.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 kg/ha | 0.6786 kg/ha | 15.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 kg/ha | 0.4616 kg/ha | 10.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 14.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 kg/ha | 9.11 kg/ha | 12.74 kg/ha | 4 |
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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)
- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria was 9.11 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4616 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).