Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Bulgaria

Agricultural land in Bulgaria in 2023 — 50,030 km². Ranked 88 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 11.8%.

2023 50,030 km² −0.38% vs 2022
World rank 88of 209
Period maximum 62,110 km²1978
Period minimum 49,770 km²2014

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Bulgaria, 1961–202345,00050,00055,00060,00065,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 56,730 km²1963: 56,930 km²1965: 57,930 km²1967: 58,630 km²1969: 60,220 km²1971: 60,090 km²1973: 59,820 km²1975: 59,550 km²1977: 62,060 km²1979: 62,060 km²1981: 61,790 km²1983: 61,770 km²1985: 61,690 km²1987: 61,660 km²1989: 61,680 km²1991: 61,610 km²1993: 61,210 km²1995: 61,640 km²1997: 62,030 km²1999: 56,790 km²2001: 54,980 km²2003: 53,260 km²2005: 52,650 km²2007: 51,160 km²2009: 50,300 km²2011: 50,880 km²2013: 49,950 km²2015: 50,119 km²2017: 50,295 km²2019: 50,370 km²2021: 50,470 km²2023: 50,030 km²
Change over the period: −6,700 (−11.81%) Average annual rate: -0.2 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 50,030 km²
World 47.92M km²
Eastern Europe computed 3.1M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 50,030 −190 −0.38%
2022 50,220 −250 −0.5%
2021 50,470 +0 +0%
2020 50,470 +100 +0.2%
2019 50,370 +70 +0.14%
2018 50,300 +5 +0.01%
2017 50,295 +85 +0.17%
2016 50,210 +91 +0.18%
2015 50,119 +349 +0.7%
2014 49,770 −180 −0.36%
2013 49,950 −1,280 −2.5%
2012 51,230 +350 +0.69%
2011 50,880 +360 +0.71%
2010 50,520 +220 +0.44%
2009 50,300 −710 −1.39%
2008 51,010 −150 −0.29%
2007 51,160 −740 −1.43%
2006 51,900 −750 −1.42%
2005 52,650 −650 −1.22%
2004 53,300 +40 +0.08%
2003 53,260 +10 +0.02%
2002 53,250 −1,730 −3.15%
2001 54,980 −840 −1.5%
2000 55,820 −970 −1.71%
1999 56,790 +340 +0.6%
1998 56,450 −5,580 −9%
1997 62,030 +390 +0.63%
1996 61,640 +0 +0%
1995 61,640 +50 +0.08%
1994 61,590 +380 +0.62%
1993 61,210 −330 −0.54%
1992 61,540 −70 −0.11%
1991 61,610 +20 +0.03%
1990 61,590 −90 −0.15%
1989 61,680 +60 +0.1%
1988 61,620 −40 −0.06%
1987 61,660 +0 +0%
1986 61,660 −30 −0.05%
1985 61,690 −30 −0.05%
1984 61,720 −50 −0.08%
1983 61,770 −50 −0.08%
1982 61,820 +30 +0.05%
1981 61,790 −20 −0.03%
1980 61,810 −250 −0.4%
1979 62,060 −50 −0.08%
1978 62,110 +50 +0.08%
1977 62,060 +80 +0.13%
1976 61,980 +2,430 +4.08%
1975 59,550 −830 −1.37%
1974 60,380 +560 +0.94%
1973 59,820 −400 −0.66%
1972 60,220 +130 +0.22%
1971 60,090 −10 −0.02%
1970 60,100 −120 −0.2%
1969 60,220 +1,410 +2.4%
1968 58,810 +180 +0.31%
1967 58,630 +610 +1.05%
1966 58,020 +90 +0.16%
1965 57,930 +210 +0.36%
1964 57,720 +790 +1.39%
1963 56,930 +80 +0.14%
1962 56,850 +120 +0.21%
1961 56,730

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.