Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2273 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.2712 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.3709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2704 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2273 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2795 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2314 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.303 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3234 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3794 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4495 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4642 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.602 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6276 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7751 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.751 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2012 | 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.73 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.97 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2712 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2712 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2712 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3051 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2273 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3709 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5026 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.303 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7751 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 50 Spain 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Jamaica 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Dominica 1.73 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Rwanda 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Ghana 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2273 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.