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Arable land share — Bulgaria

Arable land share in Bulgaria in 2023 — 32.12%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6.32 pp.

2023 32.12% +0.17 pp vs 2022
World rank 26of 206
Period maximum 38.85%1997
Period minimum 28.4%2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Bulgaria, 1961–20232530354019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 38.43%1963: 37.4%1965: 37.67%1967: 37.48%1969: 37.58%1971: 37.35%1973: 37.24%1975: 35.77%1977: 35.59%1979: 35.23%1981: 34.57%1983: 34.46%1985: 34.44%1987: 34.57%1989: 34.78%1991: 34.93%1993: 36.73%1995: 36.14%1997: 38.85%1999: 32.34%2001: 31.34%2003: 30.55%2005: 29.21%2007: 28.4%2009: 28.98%2011: 29.94%2013: 32.05%2015: 32.33%2017: 32.14%2019: 32.02%2021: 32.24%2023: 32.12%
Change over the period: −6.32 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 32.12%
World 10.67%
Europe & Central Asia 12.26%
Eastern Europe computed 10.69%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 9.15%
Arable land share — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 32.12 +0.17 pp
2022 31.95 −0.29 pp
2021 32.24 +0.07 pp
2020 32.17 +0.15 pp
2019 32.02 −0.02 pp
2018 32.04 −0.1 pp
2017 32.14 −0.06 pp
2016 32.2 −0.13 pp
2015 32.33 +0.22 pp
2014 32.11 +0.06 pp
2013 32.05 +1.49 pp
2012 30.55 +0.62 pp
2011 29.94 +0.59 pp
2010 29.35 +0.37 pp
2009 28.98 +0.55 pp
2008 28.43 +0.03 pp
2007 28.4 −0.43 pp
2006 28.83 −0.37 pp
2005 29.21 −1.26 pp
2004 30.46 −0.09 pp
2003 30.55 −0.29 pp
2002 30.84 −0.5 pp
2001 31.34 −0.53 pp
2000 31.87 −0.47 pp
1999 32.34 +0.38 pp
1998 31.96 −6.89 pp
1997 38.85 +0.86 pp
1996 37.99 +1.85 pp
1995 36.14 −0.03 pp
1994 36.17 −0.56 pp
1993 36.73 +0.14 pp
1992 36.58 +1.65 pp
1991 34.93 +0.07 pp
1990 34.85 +0.07 pp
1989 34.78 +0.07 pp
1988 34.71 +0.14 pp
1987 34.57 +0.05 pp
1986 34.52 +0.08 pp
1985 34.44 +0.03 pp
1984 34.41 −0.05 pp
1983 34.46 −0.05 pp
1982 34.51 −0.05 pp
1981 34.57 −0.03 pp
1980 34.59 −0.63 pp
1979 35.23 −0.26 pp
1978 35.49 −0.1 pp
1977 35.59 −0.03 pp
1976 35.61 −0.15 pp
1975 35.77 −1.27 pp
1974 37.04 −0.2 pp
1973 37.24 −0.07 pp
1972 37.31 −0.04 pp
1971 37.35 −0.09 pp
1970 37.44 −0.14 pp
1969 37.58 +0.04 pp
1968 37.55 +0.07 pp
1967 37.48 −0.18 pp
1966 37.66 −0.01 pp
1965 37.67 −0.12 pp
1964 37.78 +0.38 pp
1963 37.4 −0.14 pp
1962 37.55 −0.89 pp
1961 38.43 —

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UA Ukraine 56.82 MD Moldova 56.82 HU Hungary 45.41 PL Poland 36.58 RO Romania 36.54 CZ Czechia 32.71 BG Bulgaria 32.12 BY Belarus 27.43 SK Slovakia 27.18 RU Russia 7.43
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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