Bulgaria vs New Caledonia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Bulgaria
0.2%
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
82nd
New Caledonia rank
80th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Bulgaria
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd and New Caledonia ranks 80th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -1.8% | -11.4% | 9.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -12.9% | -1.1% | 11.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | -4.5% | -19.2% | 14.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -2.6% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Bulgaria or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Bulgaria and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Caledonia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and New Caledonia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd and New Caledonia ranks 80th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.