Bulgaria vs United States of America: Cropland per person over the long-term

Bulgaria
0.5407 hectares per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.4605 hectares per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
20th
United States of America rank
22nd

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United States of America
0.511.52100015122025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5407 hectares per person against 0.4605 hectares per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.0802 hectares per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United States of America Difference Ahead
1000s 1.21 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.0066 hectares per person Bulgaria
1100s 1.19 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.018 hectares per person United States of America
1200s 1.16 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.045 hectares per person United States of America
1300s 1.13 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.0743 hectares per person United States of America
1400s 1.09 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.108 hectares per person United States of America
1500s 1.06 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.1442 hectares per person United States of America
1600s 1.01 hectares per person 1.34 hectares per person 0.328 hectares per person United States of America
1700s 0.9558 hectares per person 1.38 hectares per person 0.4279 hectares per person United States of America
1710s 0.9625 hectares per person 1.36 hectares per person 0.4009 hectares per person United States of America
1720s 0.9561 hectares per person 1.37 hectares per person 0.412 hectares per person United States of America
1730s 0.9494 hectares per person 1.39 hectares per person 0.4387 hectares per person United States of America
1740s 0.9425 hectares per person 1.42 hectares per person 0.4814 hectares per person United States of America
1750s 0.9354 hectares per person 1.48 hectares per person 0.5421 hectares per person United States of America
1760s 0.9281 hectares per person 1.52 hectares per person 0.5902 hectares per person United States of America
1770s 0.9206 hectares per person 1.57 hectares per person 0.652 hectares per person United States of America
1780s 0.9128 hectares per person 1.64 hectares per person 0.7299 hectares per person United States of America
1790s 0.9047 hectares per person 1.73 hectares per person 0.8268 hectares per person United States of America
1800s 0.8964 hectares per person 1.81 hectares per person 0.909 hectares per person United States of America
1810s 0.8877 hectares per person 1.85 hectares per person 0.9573 hectares per person United States of America
1820s 0.8786 hectares per person 1.86 hectares per person 0.9863 hectares per person United States of America
1830s 0.8691 hectares per person 1.88 hectares per person 1.01 hectares per person United States of America
1840s 0.8592 hectares per person 1.87 hectares per person 1.02 hectares per person United States of America
1850s 0.8489 hectares per person 1.75 hectares per person 0.902 hectares per person United States of America
1860s 0.8379 hectares per person 1.86 hectares per person 1.02 hectares per person United States of America
1870s 0.8262 hectares per person 1.73 hectares per person 0.9016 hectares per person United States of America
1880s 0.8144 hectares per person 1.99 hectares per person 1.18 hectares per person United States of America
1890s 0.7984 hectares per person 1.99 hectares per person 1.19 hectares per person United States of America
1900s 0.7773 hectares per person 1.89 hectares per person 1.12 hectares per person United States of America
1910s 0.7581 hectares per person 1.82 hectares per person 1.07 hectares per person United States of America
1920s 0.736 hectares per person 1.68 hectares per person 0.9482 hectares per person United States of America
1930s 0.7103 hectares per person 1.5 hectares per person 0.7868 hectares per person United States of America
1940s 0.6234 hectares per person 1.35 hectares per person 0.7307 hectares per person United States of America
1950s 0.5952 hectares per person 1.14 hectares per person 0.5441 hectares per person United States of America
1960s 0.5583 hectares per person 0.9534 hectares per person 0.3951 hectares per person United States of America
1970s 0.5066 hectares per person 0.8865 hectares per person 0.3798 hectares per person United States of America
1980s 0.4638 hectares per person 0.8002 hectares per person 0.3364 hectares per person United States of America
1990s 0.4971 hectares per person 0.6963 hectares per person 0.1992 hectares per person United States of America
2000s 0.4489 hectares per person 0.5893 hectares per person 0.1404 hectares per person United States of America
2010s 0.4955 hectares per person 0.5004 hectares per person 0.0048 hectares per person United States of America
2020s 0.5321 hectares per person 0.4691 hectares per person 0.063 hectares per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Bulgaria or United States of America?
Bulgaria, at 0.5407 hectares per person against 0.4605 hectares per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Bulgaria and United States of America?
0.0802 hectares per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Bulgaria ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.