Permanent crops — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Permanent crops — Area was 137 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Bulgaria is 137 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Bulgaria peaked at 408 1000 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 127 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 114th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 367 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 384 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 393 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 394 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 396 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 398 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 408 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 404 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 397 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 385 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 384 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 382 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 382 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 390 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 386 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 387 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 376 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 362 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 357 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 350 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 342 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 332 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 329 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 328 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 324 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 314 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 306 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 300 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 298 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 300 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 298 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 283 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 247 1000 ha | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 216 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 204 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 199 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 199 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 280 1000 ha | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 281 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 252 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 245 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 228 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 214 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 211 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 188 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 182 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 189 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 184 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 165 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 164 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 160 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 159 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 135 1000 ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 127 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 133.5 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 141 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 148.09 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 153 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 152 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 149 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 139 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 136.03 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 137 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 137 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 5.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 137 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.37 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +40.7% | 199 1000 ha | 280 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 393.44 1000 ha | 367 1000 ha | 408 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 379.1 1000 ha | 357 1000 ha | 390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 322.3 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 350 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 250.7 1000 ha | 199 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.8 1000 ha | 165 1000 ha | 252 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.36 1000 ha | 127 1000 ha | 164 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.61 1000 ha | 136.03 1000 ha | 152 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- 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 permanent crops — area in Bulgaria?
- Permanent crops — area in Bulgaria was 137 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 408 1000 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for permanent crops — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 114th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.