Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 10.01 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 10.01 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 10.01 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6 ha per square kilometre, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.48 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 2.99 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.79 ha per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1993 | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 5.26 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 5.72 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 5.03 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 3.99 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 4.67 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 6.32 ha per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 5.68 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.16 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 6.17 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 7.38 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 9.14 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.53 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 9.44 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 9.65 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.56 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.48 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.01 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10.01 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.34 ha per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10.01 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.85 ha per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +64.5% | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | 4.79 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 3.48 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 ha per square kilometre | 3.99 ha per square kilometre | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 ha per square kilometre | 8.53 ha per square kilometre | 10.01 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 10.01 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.