Cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cropland extent over the long-term was 3.62 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.62 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.62 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
601,802 hectares
in 1400
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.62 million hectares for cropland extent over the long-term in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria peaked at 4.62 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 601,802 hectares, in 1400.
Bulgaria ranks 68th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 968,178 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 1.03 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 1200 | 1.08 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 1300 | 1.13 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1400 | 601,802 hectares | -46.6% |
| 1500 | 844,580 hectares | +40.3% |
| 1600 | 1.26 million hectares | +49.6% |
| 1700 | 1.19 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 1710 | 1.24 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1720 | 1.29 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1730 | 1.35 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1740 | 1.40 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1750 | 1.46 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1760 | 1.51 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1770 | 1.57 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1780 | 1.63 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1790 | 1.70 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1800 | 1.76 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1810 | 1.83 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1820 | 1.89 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1830 | 1.93 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1840 | 2.01 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1850 | 2.09 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1860 | 2.10 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 2.11 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 2.42 million hectares | +14.9% |
| 1890 | 2.72 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 2.53 million hectares | -7.2% |
| 1910 | 2.88 million hectares | +14.0% |
| 1920 | 3.16 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 3.69 million hectares | +17.0% |
| 1940 | 4.08 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1950 | 4.38 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 4.41 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 4.43 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.45 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.47 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.49 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.51 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.54 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 4.56 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.58 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 4.60 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 4.62 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 4.54 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.53 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 4.57 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.56 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.56 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.55 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.56 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 4.55 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.53 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.52 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.51 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.50 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.49 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.34 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.33 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.31 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.29 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.25 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.18 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 4.17 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.15 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.14 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.13 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.13 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.13 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.13 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.15 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.16 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.16 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.31 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.22 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.20 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.40 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 4.50 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.82 million hectares | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 3.86 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.78 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.71 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.58 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.54 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.52 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.36 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.31 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.27 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.31 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.35 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.41 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.48 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.61 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.61 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.64 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.64 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.64 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.63 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.64 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.65 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.61 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.62 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.62 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.62 million hectares | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3.62 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 5.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3.62 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +49.6% | 844,580 hectares | 1.26 million hectares |
| 1400 | -46.6% | 1.13 million hectares | 601,802 hectares |
| 1500 | +40.3% | 601,802 hectares | 844,580 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 968,178 hectares | 968,178 hectares | 968,178 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 601,802 hectares | 601,802 hectares | 601,802 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 844,580 hectares | 844,580 hectares | 844,580 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.35 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.51 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.57 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.09 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.11 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.72 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.69 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.08 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.48 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.57 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.41 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 million hectares | 4.13 million hectares | 4.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.20 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 4.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7824 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Bulgaria was 3.62 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 601,802 hectares in 1400.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.