Bulgaria vs Russia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Bulgaria
0.2%
in 2023
Russia
0.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
82nd
Russia rank
85th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Russia ranks 85th of 225 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -13.6% | -0.9% | 12.7% | Russia |
| 2010s | -4.5% | -0.3% | 4.2% | Russia |
| 2020s | -0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Russia ranks 85th 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.