Agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.7761 hectares per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7761 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7768 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6757 hectares per person, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7142 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7095 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7047 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7087 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7061 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7026 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7055 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7027 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.714 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7079 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7039 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7022 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6939 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6957 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6829 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7076 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7049 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7047 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7032 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6975 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.695 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6932 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.691 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6888 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6885 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6883 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6873 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6861 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6948 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7064 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7137 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7206 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7225 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7294 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7333 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7371 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7463 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6837 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6917 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6832 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6865 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6795 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.685 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6907 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6874 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6828 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.678 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6808 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6757 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6831 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6924 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7012 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6976 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7036 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7176 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7283 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7393 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7495 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7613 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7705 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7756 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7768 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7761 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7076 hectares per person | 0.7026 hectares per person | 0.7142 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7007 hectares per person | 0.6829 hectares per person | 0.7079 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.691 hectares per person | 0.6861 hectares per person | 0.6975 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7185 hectares per person | 0.6837 hectares per person | 0.7463 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.683 hectares per person | 0.6757 hectares per person | 0.6907 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7174 hectares per person | 0.6831 hectares per person | 0.7613 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7747 hectares per person | 0.7705 hectares per person | 0.7768 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.7761 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7768 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6757 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.