Bulgaria vs Nicaragua: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bulgaria
5.03 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
5.10 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
86th
Nicaragua rank
85th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bulgaria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.10 million hectares against 5.03 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 64,960 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 38 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.00 million hectares | 204,081 hectares | 2.79 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 3.84 million hectares | 217,266 hectares | 3.62 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 3.45 million hectares | 230,857 hectares | 3.22 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 3.01 million hectares | 244,744 hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 1.80 million hectares | 258,770 hectares | 1.54 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 2.10 million hectares | 272,714 hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 2.86 million hectares | 281,248 hectares | 2.58 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.87 million hectares | 162,069 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.94 million hectares | 175,928 hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 2.02 million hectares | 190,937 hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 2.10 million hectares | 207,189 hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 2.18 million hectares | 224,784 hectares | 1.95 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 2.26 million hectares | 243,832 hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 2.35 million hectares | 264,450 hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 2.44 million hectares | 286,764 hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 2.53 million hectares | 310,910 hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 2.62 million hectares | 337,037 hectares | 2.29 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 2.72 million hectares | 365,303 hectares | 2.36 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.82 million hectares | 398,863 hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.93 million hectares | 435,346 hectares | 2.49 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 3.00 million hectares | 525,341 hectares | 2.48 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 3.12 million hectares | 623,923 hectares | 2.50 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 3.24 million hectares | 740,759 hectares | 2.50 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 3.25 million hectares | 749,807 hectares | 2.50 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 3.26 million hectares | 754,583 hectares | 2.51 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.58 million hectares | 815,897 hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.89 million hectares | 881,893 hectares | 3.00 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 3.69 million hectares | 950,066 hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.05 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 4.33 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 4.82 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.17 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.52 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 5.78 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.08 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.17 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.06 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.28 million hectares | 5.18 million hectares | 95,219 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.04 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 36,979 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.04 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 57,103 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bulgaria or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.10 million hectares against 5.03 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 64,960 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Nicaragua rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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.