Bulgaria vs United States: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5408 hectares per person against 0.4501 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0907 hectares per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5089 hectares per person | 0.9253 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4641 hectares per person | 0.8727 hectares per person | 0.4086 hectares per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.7913 hectares per person | 0.3633 hectares per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4676 hectares per person | 0.6857 hectares per person | 0.218 hectares per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4219 hectares per person | 0.5699 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.488 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.537 hectares per person | 0.457 hectares per person | 0.0801 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Bulgaria or United States?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5408 hectares per person against 0.4501 hectares per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.0907 hectares per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for arable land?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th and United States ranks 17th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.