Bulgaria vs Senegal: FAO projections of arable land
Bulgaria
3.62 million hectares
in 2023
Senegal
3.91 million hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
70th
Senegal rank
67th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bulgaria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.91 million hectares against 3.62 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 288,420 hectares.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Senegal ranks 67th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.56 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4.41 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.15 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.20 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.47 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 269,900 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.56 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | 19,963 hectares | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 259,605 hectares | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bulgaria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.91 million hectares against 3.62 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Bulgaria and Senegal?
- 288,420 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Senegal rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Senegal ranks 67th of 224 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 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.