Bulgaria's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi, and the total size is 42,855 sq mi, with inland water included. Bulgaria rankes 103/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.07% of the land mass of all countries.
46.1% of its territory is agricultural land.
Bulgaria has 0.1% of the world's agricultural land area.
36.2% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.1% of the world's forests.

Bulgaria total size and land area

	Bulgaria	Rank
Total surface area	42,855 sq mi	103/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.02%	N/A
Land area	41,915 sq mi	101/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.07%	N/A
Population	6,441,421	110/197
Population density	151.7 ppl/mi²	132/197

Bulgaria's True Size on the Map

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Bulgaria's area by type

	Bulgaria	Rank
Forest area	15,182 sq mi	77/196
Forest area as share of land	36.2%	77/196
World's forests share	0.1%	N/A
Agricultural land	19,317 sq mi	88/194
Agricultural land share	46.1%	70/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.1%	N/A
Arable land	13,462 sq mi	64/191
Arable land share	32.1%	25/191
Permanent cropland	525 sq mi	96/192
Permanent cropland share	1.25%	106/192
Water area	940 sq mi	87/197
Water as share of total area	2.19%	71/197
Roads length	12,124 mi	100/176
Land borders length	1,122 mi	96/197
Coastline length	220 mi	112/197
Share of marine protected waters	8.2%	48/155

Bulgaria's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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