Temporary crops — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Temporary crops — Area was 3,269 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3,269 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,306 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,601 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 61st out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,860 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,949 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,657 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 2,777 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,729 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,601 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,698 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2,757 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,855 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2,889 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,991 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3,106 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3,275 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,306 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,180 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3,195 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,211 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,209 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,202 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,203 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,235 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,226 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,224 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,269 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,269 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 24.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,269 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,139 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,765 1000 ha | 2,601 1000 ha | 2,949 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,156 1000 ha | 2,889 1000 ha | 3,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,231 1000 ha | 3,203 1000 ha | 3,269 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 temporary crops — area in Bulgaria?
- Temporary crops — area in Bulgaria was 3,269 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,306 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,601 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for temporary crops — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Temporary 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.