Bulgaria vs Egypt: Arable land

Bulgaria
3.49 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt
3.10 million hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
64th
Egypt rank
66th

Arable land over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Egypt
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.49 million hectares against 3.10 million hectares in Egypt, a difference of 383,550 hectares.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 4.17 million hectares 2.57 million hectares 1.60 million hectares Bulgaria
1970s 4.03 million hectares 2.61 million hectares 1.42 million hectares Bulgaria
1980s 3.82 million hectares 2.29 million hectares 1.53 million hectares Bulgaria
1990s 3.94 million hectares 2.65 million hectares 1.30 million hectares Bulgaria
2000s 3.26 million hectares 2.77 million hectares 488,100 hectares Bulgaria
2010s 3.42 million hectares 2.87 million hectares 547,600 hectares Bulgaria
2020s 3.49 million hectares 3.16 million hectares 324,638 hectares Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bulgaria or Egypt?
Bulgaria, at 3.49 million hectares against 3.10 million hectares in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bulgaria and Egypt?
383,550 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Egypt rank globally for arable land?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.