Agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria, 2003–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria peaked at 2.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 71st of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.5% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Bulgaria was 0.6% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.