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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.