Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0232 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0232 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
42nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.2021 ha per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0216 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0232 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2021 ha per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1262 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1489 ha per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1495 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1569 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1567 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1671 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1615 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1733 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1665 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.171 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1659 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1695 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1805 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1622 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1822 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1785 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0993 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0232 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 ha per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0232 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0095 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | 0.1671 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | 0.1733 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 Italy 0.0317 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bhutan 0.0307 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Bahrain 0.0213 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Greece 0.0208 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Georgia 0.0203 ha per square kilometre compare
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Bulgaria?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Bulgaria was 0.0232 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2021 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.