Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 27.62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 27.62 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bulgaria peaked at 36.16 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.58 %, in 1961.
That places Bulgaria 164th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 20.18 % | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 20.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 20.76 % | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 21.23 % | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 21.34 % | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 22.33 % | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 22.5 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 24.36 % | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 24.68 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 24.85 % | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25.11 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 24.74 % | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 25.67 % | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 27.07 % | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 30.19 % | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 30.5 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 30.96 % | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 31.45 % | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 32.42 % | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 32.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 32.87 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 32.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 33 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.97 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 32.81 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 32.78 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 32.52 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 32.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 29.64 % | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 29.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 31.53 % | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 31.83 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 28.59 % | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 27.5 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 32.4 % | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 32.05 % | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.32 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 32.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.71 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.59 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.88 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 36.16 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 36.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 35.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.17 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.69 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 32.98 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 32.15 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.65 % | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 27.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.56 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.95 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.16 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 27.59 % | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 27.62 % | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 27.62 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 64% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 27.62 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3 % | 18.58 % | 24.36 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.52 % | 24.68 % | 31.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.84 % | 32.42 % | 33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.81 % | 27.5 % | 32.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.33 % | 32.32 % | 36.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.22 % | 27.31 % | 33.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.77 % | 27.59 % | 28.16 % | 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bulgaria?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bulgaria was 27.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.16 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 % in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Bulgaria ranks 164th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.