Machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.8302 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.8302
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
50th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.8302
in 2019
All-time low
0.2459
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria stood at 0.8302. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8302 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2459, in 1961.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2459 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2737 | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2993 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3266 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3492 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3741 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3909 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4242 | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4405 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4459 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4591 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4806 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4959 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5086 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5448 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5497 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5474 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5439 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5376 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5305 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5202 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5129 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5018 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.488 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4737 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4626 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4572 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4587 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4578 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4477 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4309 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3947 | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3219 | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3417 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3459 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3391 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3447 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4052 | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.417 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3675 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3546 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3592 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3689 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3675 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6226 | +69.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6506 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6772 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6946 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7041 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7116 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.718 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7233 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7192 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7366 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7483 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7667 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7855 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.806 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8302 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3472 | 0.2459 | 0.4405 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5114 | 0.4459 | 0.5497 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4864 | 0.4572 | 0.5305 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3789 | 0.3219 | 0.4477 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5167 | 0.3546 | 0.7041 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7545 | 0.7116 | 0.8302 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 47 Slovenia 0.927 compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 0.8947 compare
- 49 Canada 0.8616 compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 0.8107 compare
- 52 French Guiana 0.7826 compare
- 53 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.7616 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)
- 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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Bulgaria was 0.8302 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8302 in 2019.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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