Bulgaria vs Hungary: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bulgaria
5.03 million hectares
in 2025
Hungary
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
86th
Hungary rank
89th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.03 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Hungary, a difference of 248,660 hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Hungary ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 3.84 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 3.45 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 398,580 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 3.01 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 880,330 hectares | Hungary |
| 1400s | 1.80 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1500s | 2.10 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1600s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 114,560 hectares | Hungary |
| 1700s | 1.87 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1710s | 1.94 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1720s | 2.02 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1730s | 2.10 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1740s | 2.18 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1750s | 2.26 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1760s | 2.35 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1770s | 2.44 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1780s | 2.53 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1790s | 2.62 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1800s | 2.72 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1810s | 2.82 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1820s | 2.93 million hectares | 5.12 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1830s | 3.00 million hectares | 5.62 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1840s | 3.12 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1850s | 3.24 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1860s | 3.25 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1870s | 3.26 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1880s | 3.58 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1890s | 3.89 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1900s | 3.69 million hectares | 7.08 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1910s | 4.05 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1920s | 4.33 million hectares | 7.30 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1930s | 4.82 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1940s | 5.17 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1950s | 5.52 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1960s | 5.78 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Hungary |
| 1970s | 6.08 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | 696,100 hectares | Hungary |
| 1980s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.55 million hectares | 376,700 hectares | Hungary |
| 1990s | 6.06 million hectares | 6.23 million hectares | 165,000 hectares | Hungary |
| 2000s | 5.28 million hectares | 5.83 million hectares | 558,600 hectares | Hungary |
| 2010s | 5.04 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 259,758 hectares | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.04 million hectares | 4.93 million hectares | 104,312 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 5.03 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 248,660 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Hungary ranks 89th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.