Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.6683 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.6683 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria peaked at 1.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5386, in 1982.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8646 | -13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8201 | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7986 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7715 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6688 | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.707 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7113 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6783 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6932 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6899 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.652 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6513 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6936 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6603 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6026 | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6812 | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6374 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.617 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6568 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5845 | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5386 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6444 | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5672 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7458 | +31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6187 | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6688 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6635 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6187 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6887 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9337 | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9628 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9709 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8721 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9975 | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7588 | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9822 | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9033 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7738 | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8641 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7545 | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7659 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8813 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7014 | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7137 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7499 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7126 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6683 | -6.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6683 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6683 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.78 | 0.6688 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6579 | 0.6026 | 0.6936 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6307 | 0.5386 | 0.7458 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8618 | 0.6887 | 0.9628 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9403 | 0.7588 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7435 | 0.6683 | 0.8813 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bulgaria was 0.6683 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5386 in 1982.
- How does Bulgaria rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).