Bulgaria vs Ireland: Agricultural land use per person
Bulgaria
0.7519 hectares per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.7937 hectares per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
55th
Ireland rank
52nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.7937 hectares per person against 0.7519 hectares per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0418 hectares per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 22 and Ireland in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.75 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.3742 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 4.41 hectares per person | 4.03 hectares per person | 0.3828 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 3.71 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 0.392 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 3.01 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 0.4023 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 3.27 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 0.4141 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 2.62 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.4282 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 2.29 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | 0.4463 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 0.2288 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1710s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 0.116 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1720s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 0.0231 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1730s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.0702 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | 0.2579 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.291 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.3246 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.3591 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.3945 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.9549 hectares per person | 0.4311 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.9852 hectares per person | 0.3868 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.9424 hectares per person | 0.4153 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.8541 hectares per person | 0.4961 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.7998 hectares per person | 0.5331 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.9712 hectares per person | 0.344 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.1653 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.1502 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.1996 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.3154 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1920s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.4186 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.9274 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 0.548 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.7891 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 0.7333 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.7338 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.8565 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.707 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.9323 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.6991 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.8369 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.6906 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.683 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7181 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 0.4872 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.6835 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.3677 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.6999 hectares per person | 0.9363 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7388 hectares per person | 0.8382 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.7937 hectares per person against 0.7519 hectares per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0.0418 hectares per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.