Grassland organic soils — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Grassland organic soils — Area was 3,480 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area in Bulgaria stood at 3,480 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,772 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,480 ha, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,772 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,772 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,772 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,769 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,767 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,772 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,769 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,759 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,756 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,737 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,736 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,722 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,710 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,691 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,677 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,669 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,665 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,646 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,633 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,622 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,619 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,611 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,606 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,602 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,594 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,593 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,583 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,582 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,573 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,501 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,505 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,507 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,480 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,480 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,480 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,764 ha | 3,737 ha | 3,772 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,677 ha | 3,622 ha | 3,736 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,587 ha | 3,501 ha | 3,619 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,490 ha | 3,480 ha | 3,507 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Bulgaria?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Bulgaria was 3,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,772 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,480 ha in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.