Bulgaria vs Cuba: FAO projections of arable land
Bulgaria
3.62 million hectares
in 2023
Cuba
3.56 million hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
70th
Cuba rank
72nd
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bulgaria
- Cuba
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.62 million hectares against 3.56 million hectares in Cuba, a difference of 60,980 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Cuba ranks 72nd of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.56 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4.41 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.15 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 588,700 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.20 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 114,700 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.47 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 613,560 hectares | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.56 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 22,540 hectares | Cuba |
| 2020s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 69,545 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bulgaria or Cuba?
- Bulgaria, at 3.62 million hectares against 3.56 million hectares in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 60,980 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Cuba rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Cuba ranks 72nd of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.