Austria vs Bulgaria: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Austria
1.21 million hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria
1.38 million hectares
in 2023
Austria rank
101st
Bulgaria rank
98th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.38 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Austria, a difference of 170,430 hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 101st and Bulgaria ranks 98th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 499,778 hectares | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.59 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 89,040 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.51 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 515,060 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 369,500 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.42 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 393,570 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 179,045 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 188,872 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 1.38 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 170,430 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Austria ranks 101st and Bulgaria ranks 98th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of 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
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.