Arable land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arable land was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5408 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4089 hectares per person, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5089 hectares per person | 0.493 hectares per person | 0.5353 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4641 hectares per person | 0.4415 hectares per person | 0.4879 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.4335 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4676 hectares per person | 0.4283 hectares per person | 0.5171 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4219 hectares per person | 0.4089 hectares per person | 0.4329 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.4308 hectares per person | 0.5253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.537 hectares per person | 0.5331 hectares per person | 0.5408 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 10.35 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bulgaria?
- Arable land in Bulgaria was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5408 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4089 hectares per person in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arable land?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.