Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0647 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0647 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 23.4%
World rank
75th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.5028 ha per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0647 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0647 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5028 ha per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0647 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 75th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3743 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3897 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3686 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3304 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3085 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3017 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2782 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2675 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2455 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2837 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2712 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2626 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3057 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3334 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3524 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3298 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3645 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3572 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3601 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3573 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3302 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3304 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3635 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3726 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3844 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4328 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3554 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5028 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3581 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4006 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4598 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4719 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4774 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4769 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2736 ha per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2004 | 0.282 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2253 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1999 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1494 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.094 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1299 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1004 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0647 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0647 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3343 ha per square kilometre | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.286 ha per square kilometre | 0.2455 ha per square kilometre | 0.3524 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4166 ha per square kilometre | 0.3554 ha per square kilometre | 0.5028 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2929 ha per square kilometre | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | 0.4774 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.1494 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.1004 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 72 Ecuador 0.0725 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.0717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Madagascar 0.0709 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.0631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 0.062 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0608 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0647 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5028 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.