What is land area in Bulgaria?

Land area in Bulgaria was 108,560 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 110,630 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 108,560 sq. km in 2009.

How does Bulgaria rank for land area?

Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Bulgaria

Name: Land area in Bulgaria
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bulgaria: Land area was 108,560 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

108,560 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

102nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

110,630 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

108,560 sq. km

in 2009

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 108,560 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Bulgaria peaked at 110,630 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 108,560 sq. km, in 2009.

Bulgaria ranks 102nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	9
1970s	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	10
1980s	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	10
1990s	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	10
2000s	109,064 sq. km	108,560 sq. km	110,630 sq. km	10
2010s	108,560 sq. km	108,560 sq. km	108,560 sq. km	10
2020s	108,560 sq. km	108,560 sq. km	108,560 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

99 Nicaragua 120,340 sq. km compare
100 Benin 112,760 sq. km compare
101 Honduras 111,890 sq. km compare
103 Guatemala 107,160 sq. km compare
104 Cuba 103,800 sq. km compare
105 Iceland 100,830 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Bulgaria?: Land area in Bulgaria was 108,560 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 110,630 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 108,560 sq. km in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for land area?: Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.