Albania vs Bulgaria: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Albania
13.36 percent
in 2023
Bulgaria
12.72 percent
in 2023
Albania rank
109th
Bulgaria rank
112th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
10152025196119922023

How they compare

Albania currently reports 13.36 percent against 12.72 percent in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.64 percent.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 109th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 25.9 percent 11.18 percent 14.73 percent Albania
1970s 17.57 percent 15.16 percent 2.41 percent Albania
1980s 14.71 percent 18.32 percent 3.61 percent Bulgaria
1990s 15.65 percent 16.87 percent 1.22 percent Bulgaria
2000s 16.11 percent 16.59 percent 0.485 percent Bulgaria
2010s 17.79 percent 13.56 percent 4.23 percent Albania
2020s 15.89 percent 12.89 percent 3.01 percent Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Albania or Bulgaria?
Albania, at 13.36 percent against 12.72 percent in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Albania and Bulgaria?
0.64 percent, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Albania ranks 109th and Bulgaria ranks 112th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).