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Agricultural land in Bulgaria

Agricultural land in Bulgaria was 46.2% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202446.2% Estimated
Change on 2023+0.1 pts
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high56.11978
Series low45.92014

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Agricultural land in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024

4547.55052.55557.519611971198119912001201120241961: 51.3 %1962: 51.4 %1963: 51.5 %1964: 52.2 %1965: 52.4 %1966: 52.5 %1967: 53 %1968: 53.2 %1969: 54.4 %1970: 54.3 %1971: 54.3 %1972: 54.4 %1973: 54.1 %1974: 54.6 %1975: 53.8 %1976: 56 %1977: 56.1 %1978: 56.1 %1979: 56.1 %1980: 55.9 %1981: 55.9 %1982: 55.9 %1983: 55.8 %1984: 55.8 %1985: 55.8 %1986: 55.7 %1987: 55.7 %1988: 55.7 %1989: 55.8 %1990: 55.7 %1991: 55.7 %1992: 55.6 %1993: 55.3 %1994: 55.7 %1995: 55.7 %1996: 55.7 %1997: 56.1 %1998: 51 %1999: 51.3 %2000: 50.5 %2001: 49.7 %2002: 48.9 %2003: 49 %2004: 49 %2005: 48.5 %2006: 47.8 %2007: 47.1 %2008: 47 %2009: 46.3 %2010: 46.5 %2011: 46.9 %2012: 47.2 %2013: 46 %2014: 45.9 %2015: 46.2 %2016: 46.3 %2017: 46.3 %2018: 46.3 %2019: 46.4 %2020: 46.5 %2021: 46.5 %2022: 46.3 %2023: 46.1 %2024: 46.2 %4550556019611983200520241961: 51.3 %1962: 51.4 %1963: 51.5 %1964: 52.2 %1965: 52.4 %1966: 52.5 %1967: 53 %1968: 53.2 %1969: 54.4 %1970: 54.3 %1971: 54.3 %1972: 54.4 %1973: 54.1 %1974: 54.6 %1975: 53.8 %1976: 56 %1977: 56.1 %1978: 56.1 %1979: 56.1 %1980: 55.9 %1981: 55.9 %1982: 55.9 %1983: 55.8 %1984: 55.8 %1985: 55.8 %1986: 55.7 %1987: 55.7 %1988: 55.7 %1989: 55.8 %1990: 55.7 %1991: 55.7 %1992: 55.6 %1993: 55.3 %1994: 55.7 %1995: 55.7 %1996: 55.7 %1997: 56.1 %1998: 51 %1999: 51.3 %2000: 50.5 %2001: 49.7 %2002: 48.9 %2003: 49 %2004: 49 %2005: 48.5 %2006: 47.8 %2007: 47.1 %2008: 47 %2009: 46.3 %2010: 46.5 %2011: 46.9 %2012: 47.2 %2013: 46 %2014: 45.9 %2015: 46.2 %2016: 46.3 %2017: 46.3 %2018: 46.3 %2019: 46.4 %2020: 46.5 %2021: 46.5 %2022: 46.3 %2023: 46.1 %2024: 46.2 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202446.2 Estimated
202346.1 Estimated
202246.3 Estimated
202146.5 Estimated
202046.5 Estimated
201946.4 Estimated
201846.3 Estimated
201746.3 Estimated
201646.3 Estimated
201546.2 Estimated
201445.9 Estimated
201346 Estimated
201247.2 Estimated
201146.9 Estimated
201046.5 Estimated
200946.3 Estimated
200847 Estimated
200747.1 Estimated
200647.8 Estimated
200548.5 Estimated
200449 Estimated
200349 Estimated
200248.9 Estimated
200149.7 Estimated
200050.5 Estimated
199951.3 Estimated
199851 Estimated
199756.1 Estimated
199655.7 Estimated
199555.7 Estimated
199455.7 Estimated
199355.3 Estimated
199255.6 Estimated
199155.7 Estimated
199055.7 Estimated
198955.8 Estimated
198855.7 Estimated
198755.7 Estimated
198655.7 Estimated
198555.8 Estimated
198455.8 Estimated
198355.8 Estimated
198255.9 Estimated
198155.9 Estimated
198055.9 Estimated
197956.1 Estimated
197856.1 Estimated
197756.1 Estimated
197656 Estimated
197553.8 Estimated
197454.6 Estimated
197354.1 Estimated
197254.4 Estimated
197154.3 Estimated
197054.3 Estimated
196954.4 Estimated
196853.2 Estimated
196753 Estimated
196652.5 Estimated
196552.4 Estimated
196452.2 Estimated
196351.5 Estimated
196251.4 Estimated
196151.3 Estimated

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/bulgaria.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the agricultural land in Bulgaria?

Agricultural land in Bulgaria was 46.2% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Bulgaria?

56.1% in 1978, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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