Drained organic soils — Area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Drained organic soils — Area was 38,961 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
38,961 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 216 countries
All-time high
40,456 ha
in 1995
All-time low
38,961 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 40.3k ha1991: 40.3k ha1992: 40.3k ha1993: 40.3k ha1994: 40.3k ha1995: 40.5k ha1996: 40.4k ha1997: 40.4k ha1998: 40.3k ha1999: 40.2k ha2000: 40.2k ha2001: 40.1k ha2002: 40.1k ha2003: 40.0k ha2004: 40.0k ha2005: 39.9k ha2006: 39.9k ha2007: 39.8k ha2008: 39.7k ha2009: 39.6k ha2010: 39.5k ha2011: 39.5k ha2012: 39.4k ha2013: 39.4k ha2014: 39.3k ha2015: 39.2k ha2016: 39.2k ha2017: 39.2k ha2018: 39.0k ha2019: 39.1k ha2020: 39.0k ha2021: 39.1k ha2022: 39.0k ha2023: 39.0k ha2024: 39.0k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 38,961 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Bulgaria peaked at 40,456 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38,961 ha, in 2022.

Bulgaria ranks 47th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,341 ha 40,215 ha 40,456 ha 10
2000s 39,922 ha 39,618 ha 40,184 ha 10
2010s 39,280 ha 39,042 ha 39,543 ha 10
2020s 38,997 ha 38,961 ha 39,053 ha 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 44 Congo, Republic of 61,771 ha compare
  2. 45 Greece 45,875 ha compare
  3. 46 Chile 45,766 ha compare
  4. 48 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  5. 49 Rwanda 35,516 ha compare
  6. 50 Switzerland 32,037 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Bulgaria?
Drained organic soils — area in Bulgaria was 38,961 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 40,456 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 38,961 ha in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for drained organic soils — area?
Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.