Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate was -2.38 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria is -2.38 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 291.4% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 16.06 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -16.15 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1964 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +150.7% |
| 1965 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6295 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1967 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +808.6% |
| 1968 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1969 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +889.1% |
| 1970 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6711 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1972 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +87.6% |
| 1973 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 1974 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -322.0% |
| 1975 | 4 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 16.06 % change on previous year | +301.8% |
| 1977 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1978 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +78.1% |
| 1981 | 0.497 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9341 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1633 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0543 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1985 | -0.1086 % change on previous year | -299.9% |
| 1986 | -0.0544 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0544 % change on previous year | -200.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5982 % change on previous year | -1199.4% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | -0.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -0.2209 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1992 | -8.74 % change on previous year | +3858.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7277 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1994 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -1090.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1996 | -10.15 % change on previous year | -1089.9% |
| 1997 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 1998 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -324.8% |
| 1999 | -0.484 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2000 | -0.8511 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 2001 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2002 | -0.8055 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -441.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9726 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 2005 | 5.54 % change on previous year | +469.5% |
| 2006 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2007 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7075 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 2009 | -6 % change on previous year | +747.7% |
| 2010 | -0.9476 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2011 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2012 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +33.7% |
| 2013 | -16.15 % change on previous year | +761.0% |
| 2014 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3981 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +178.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6275 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4677 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6206 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 2020 | -0.3084 % change on previous year | -149.7% |
| 2021 | -0.464 % change on previous year | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -367.9% |
| 2023 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -291.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -2.38 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0342 % change on previous year, 69.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -3858.7% | -0.2209 % change on previous year | -8.74 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -1199.4% | 0.0544 % change on previous year | -0.5982 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1090.5% | -0.7277 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -1089.9% | 1.03 % change on previous year | -10.15 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +889.1% | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.28 % change on previous year | 0.6295 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 16.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3606 % change on previous year | -0.5982 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9028 % change on previous year | -10.15 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3422 % change on previous year | -6 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.84 % change on previous year | -16.15 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4771 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 188 Slovakia -1.61 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Norway -2.04 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Ecuador -2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Sweden -2.63 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Denmark -3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Czechia -3.39 % change on previous year compare
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 area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was -2.38 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.15 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area meadows and pastures, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Area meadows and pastures. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area meadows and pastures. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.