Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 50.5 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria is 50.5 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 151.34 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 18.16 kg/ha, in 1995.
Bulgaria ranks 74th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 34.55 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 39.48 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 50.98 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1965 | 64.42 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1966 | 70.68 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 80.39 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 100.69 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 95.76 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 91.81 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 80.22 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 84.9 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 85.16 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 90.98 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 104.74 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 99.13 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 102.49 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 107.15 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 119.02 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 131.21 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 143.66 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 137.12 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 151.34 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 126.03 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 147.72 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 127.79 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 130.55 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 147.57 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 126.32 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 119.84 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 94.32 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 49.86 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 1993 | 42.79 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 44.08 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 18.16 kg/ha | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 42.19 kg/ha | +132.3% |
| 1997 | 28.43 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 29.41 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 25.41 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 37.69 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 32.92 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 39.79 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 61.71 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 2004 | 30.67 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 2005 | 34.18 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 29.92 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 52.18 kg/ha | +74.4% |
| 2008 | 23.33 kg/ha | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 45.73 kg/ha | +96.0% |
| 2010 | 35.1 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 48.59 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 43.28 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 38.01 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 49.24 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 53.15 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 65.54 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 57.73 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 54.72 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 52.81 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 73.72 kg/ha | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 44.76 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 52.08 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 50.5 kg/ha | -3.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 50.5 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 50.5 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.62 kg/ha | 34.55 kg/ha | 100.69 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.56 kg/ha | 80.22 kg/ha | 119.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.93 kg/ha | 126.03 kg/ha | 151.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.45 kg/ha | 18.16 kg/ha | 119.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.81 kg/ha | 23.33 kg/ha | 61.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.82 kg/ha | 35.1 kg/ha | 65.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.27 kg/ha | 44.76 kg/ha | 73.72 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bulgaria was 50.5 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 151.34 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.16 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).