What is cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria?

Cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria was 0.5407 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4327 in 2007.

How does Bulgaria rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.5407 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.5407

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

20th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.21

in 1000

All-time low

0.4327

in 2007

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria is 0.5407, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria peaked at 1.21 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.4327, in 2007.

That places Bulgaria 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.21	1.21	1.21	1
1100s	1.19	1.19	1.19	1
1200s	1.16	1.16	1.16	1
1300s	1.13	1.13	1.13	1
1400s	1.09	1.09	1.09	1
1500s	1.06	1.06	1.06	1
1600s	1.01	1.01	1.01	1
1700s	0.9558	0.9558	0.9558	1
1710s	0.9625	0.9625	0.9625	1
1720s	0.9561	0.9561	0.9561	1
1730s	0.9494	0.9494	0.9494	1
1740s	0.9425	0.9425	0.9425	1
1750s	0.9354	0.9354	0.9354	1
1760s	0.9281	0.9281	0.9281	1
1770s	0.9206	0.9206	0.9206	1
1780s	0.9128	0.9128	0.9128	1
1790s	0.9047	0.9047	0.9047	1
1800s	0.8964	0.8964	0.8964	1
1810s	0.8877	0.8877	0.8877	1
1820s	0.8786	0.8786	0.8786	1
1830s	0.8691	0.8691	0.8691	1
1840s	0.8592	0.8592	0.8592	1
1850s	0.8489	0.8489	0.8489	1
1860s	0.8379	0.8379	0.8379	1
1870s	0.8262	0.8262	0.8262	1
1880s	0.8144	0.8144	0.8144	1
1890s	0.7984	0.7984	0.7984	1
1900s	0.7773	0.7773	0.7773	1
1910s	0.7581	0.7581	0.7581	1
1920s	0.736	0.736	0.736	1
1930s	0.7103	0.7103	0.7103	1
1940s	0.6234	0.6234	0.6234	1
1950s	0.5952	0.5854	0.6046	10
1960s	0.5583	0.5388	0.5831	10
1970s	0.5066	0.4805	0.5321	10
1980s	0.4638	0.4606	0.4704	10
1990s	0.4971	0.4689	0.5476	10
2000s	0.4489	0.4327	0.4724	10
2010s	0.4955	0.4524	0.5193	10
2020s	0.5321	0.525	0.5407	6

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22 United States 0.4605 compare
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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)
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Agriculture share gdp 2.47 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.47 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria?: Cropland per person over the long term in Bulgaria was 0.5407 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4327 in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026