Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3485 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — 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 0.3485 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4771 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2603 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3376 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3408 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3459 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3343 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3298 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3129 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3011 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2935 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2882 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2931 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2856 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2763 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2905 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2909 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2966 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2981 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2981 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3001 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2964 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3081 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3087 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3123 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3104 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2958 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3119 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.303 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3245 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3191 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3237 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3322 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3213 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3215 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3329 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.323 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2603 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2901 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2788 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2929 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3095 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3601 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3821 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2897 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3202 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3261 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2985 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3316 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3423 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4721 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4406 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4564 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4402 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4361 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4771 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3974 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3625 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4011 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4433 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4124 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3612 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3812 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3796 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3851 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3485 kg/ha | -9.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3485 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3485 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3487 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +37.9% | 0.3423 kg/ha | 0.4721 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3205 kg/ha | 0.2882 kg/ha | 0.3459 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2926 kg/ha | 0.2763 kg/ha | 0.3001 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3118 kg/ha | 0.2958 kg/ha | 0.3245 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3063 kg/ha | 0.2603 kg/ha | 0.3329 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3563 kg/ha | 0.2897 kg/ha | 0.4721 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4188 kg/ha | 0.3612 kg/ha | 0.4771 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3736 kg/ha | 0.3485 kg/ha | 0.3851 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria was 0.3485 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4771 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2603 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).