Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1032 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1032 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
60th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1553 ha per square kilometre
in 1977
All-time low
0.0075 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023

00.050.10.15196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 0.1032 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1553 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.

Bulgaria ranks 60th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0939 ha per square kilometre
1962 0.1068 ha per square kilometre +13.7%
1963 0.1059 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
1964 0.1028 ha per square kilometre -2.9%
1965 0.0974 ha per square kilometre -5.3%
1966 0.1104 ha per square kilometre +13.3%
1967 0.1241 ha per square kilometre +12.4%
1968 0.1224 ha per square kilometre -1.4%
1969 0.1404 ha per square kilometre +14.8%
1970 0.1552 ha per square kilometre +10.5%
1971 0.1537 ha per square kilometre -1.0%
1972 0.1342 ha per square kilometre -12.7%
1973 0.1469 ha per square kilometre +9.4%
1974 0.1518 ha per square kilometre +3.4%
1975 0.1519 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1976 0.1505 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
1977 0.1553 ha per square kilometre +3.2%
1978 0.1502 ha per square kilometre -3.3%
1979 0.1484 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
1980 0.1496 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
1981 0.1485 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
1982 0.1486 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1983 0.141 ha per square kilometre -5.1%
1984 0.1446 ha per square kilometre +2.5%
1985 0.1162 ha per square kilometre -19.7%
1986 0.1199 ha per square kilometre +3.2%
1987 0.1278 ha per square kilometre +6.6%
1988 0.1276 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1989 0.1233 ha per square kilometre -3.4%
1990 0.0957 ha per square kilometre -22.4%
1991 0.0741 ha per square kilometre -22.5%
1992 0.0409 ha per square kilometre -44.8%
1993 0.0282 ha per square kilometre -31.1%
1994 0.0075 ha per square kilometre -73.5%
1995 0.0125 ha per square kilometre +66.9%
1996 0.0236 ha per square kilometre +88.8%
1997 0.0343 ha per square kilometre +45.6%
1998 0.0295 ha per square kilometre -13.9%
1999 0.0128 ha per square kilometre -56.6%
2000 0.0323 ha per square kilometre +152.0%
2001 0.0352 ha per square kilometre +9.1%
2002 0.0383 ha per square kilometre +8.7%
2003 0.0518 ha per square kilometre +35.3%
2004 0.0521 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.0414 ha per square kilometre -20.5%
2006 0.0418 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.0606 ha per square kilometre +45.1%
2008 0.0717 ha per square kilometre +18.3%
2009 0.0766 ha per square kilometre +6.8%
2010 0.1103 ha per square kilometre +44.1%
2011 0.1086 ha per square kilometre -1.6%
2012 0.0909 ha per square kilometre -16.3%
2013 0.0941 ha per square kilometre +3.5%
2014 0.1017 ha per square kilometre +8.1%
2015 0.1143 ha per square kilometre +12.4%
2016 0.1104 ha per square kilometre -3.4%
2017 0.0961 ha per square kilometre -13.0%
2018 0.1013 ha per square kilometre +5.4%
2019 0.1089 ha per square kilometre +7.5%
2020 0.1138 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
2021 0.111 ha per square kilometre -2.4%
2022 0.0975 ha per square kilometre -12.2%
2023 0.1032 ha per square kilometre +5.9%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.1032 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 660.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +152.0% 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 0.0323 ha per square kilometre
1996 +88.8% 0.0125 ha per square kilometre 0.0236 ha per square kilometre
1994 -73.5% 0.0282 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 ha per square kilometre
1995 +66.9% 0.0075 ha per square kilometre 0.0125 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1116 ha per square kilometre 0.0939 ha per square kilometre 0.1404 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1498 ha per square kilometre 0.1342 ha per square kilometre 0.1553 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1347 ha per square kilometre 0.1162 ha per square kilometre 0.1496 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0359 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 ha per square kilometre 0.0957 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0502 ha per square kilometre 0.0323 ha per square kilometre 0.0766 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1037 ha per square kilometre 0.0909 ha per square kilometre 0.1143 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1063 ha per square kilometre 0.0975 ha per square kilometre 0.1138 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 57 Puerto Rico 0.1121 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 58 Spain 0.1103 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 59 Fiji 0.1037 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 61 Honduras 0.1011 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 62 Tajikistan 0.0981 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 63 Uzbekistan 0.0959 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.1032 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1553 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
How does Bulgaria rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.