> Arable land in Bulgaria cost an average of EUR 8,679 per hectare in 2024, and permanent grassland EUR 1,877. Rent EUR 303 a year (2024).

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# Farmland prices and rents in Bulgaria

Arable land in Bulgaria cost an average of EUR 8,679 per hectare in 2024, and permanent grassland EUR 1,877. Renting a hectare of farmland cost EUR 303 for a year in 2024. The price of arable land rose by 61% in five years.

Arable land, 2024EUR 8,679 per ha
Permanent grassland, 2024EUR 1,877 per ha
Rent for a year, 2024EUR 303 per ha
Arable land, 5-year change+61%

## Key takeaways

- Arable land in Bulgaria cost **EUR 8,679** per hectare in 2024, 43% below the EU average (EUR 15,224): the 14th highest of 22 countries reporting that year.
- Over five years the price rose by **61%** (EU: +24%).
- Renting a hectare cost EUR 303 for a year in 2024.
- Buying a hectare of arable land cost the equivalent of **28 years of rent** in 2024.

[By region](#regions)[Year by year](#history)[Questions](#questions)[Sources](#sources)

## Price of farmland in Bulgaria, EUR per hectare

Arable landPermanent grassland

## Rent for one year, EUR per hectare

Arable landPermanent grassland

## Prices and rents by region

Latest year reported for each region, euro per hectare; rents are for one year.

| Region | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Rent | Arable land, 5-year change | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Severoiztochen | 12,838 | 2,755 | 398 | +72% | 2024 |
| Severen tsentralen | 10,216 | 2,409 | 375 | +76% | 2024 |
| Severozapaden | 8,509 | 2,324 | 334 | +72% | 2024 |
| Yugoiztochen | 6,855 | 2,728 | 252 | +56% | 2024 |
| Yugozapaden | 4,477 | 1,412 | 183 | +7.1% | 2024 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 3,438 | 960 | 204 | −4.7% | 2024 |

## Year by year, EUR per hectare

| Year | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Rent, all farmland | Rent, arable land | Rent, grassland |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **2024** | 8,679 | 1,877 | 303 | 305 | 123 |
| **2023** | 8,189 | 1,972 | 311 | 315 | 123 |
| **2022** | 7,303 | 1,887 | 313 | 320 | 134 |
| **2021** | 6,001 | 1,643 | 260 | 267 | 132 |
| **2020** | 5,281 | 1,351 | 221 | 225 | 108 |
| **2019** | 5,382 | 1,536 | 248 | 253 | 117 |
| **2018** | 5,011 | 1,115 | 256 | 256 | 82 |
| **2017** | 4,622 | 1,253 | 240 | 240 | 82 |
| **2016** | 4,131 | 1,401 | 225 | 225 | 77 |
| **2015** | 3,891 | 1,161 | 215 | 225 | 92 |
| **2014** | 3,620 | 1,258 | 210 | 220 | 87 |
| **2013** | 3,175 | 1,012 | 194 | 199 | 82 |
| **2012** | 2,843 | 1,110 | 174 | 184 | 92 |
| **2011** | 2,112 | 1,058 | 153 | 153 | 66 |

Letters after a figure come from Eurostat: e = estimated, p = provisional, d = definition differs, b = break in series. Husfarm leaves out zero values and figures that differ from the rest of a series by a factor of four or more, which points to a different unit or definition. Charts and five-year changes start after the latest break in a series.

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## Questions and answers

How much does a hectare of farmland cost in Bulgaria?Eurostat puts the average price of arable land in Bulgaria at EUR 8,679 per hectare in 2024, and of permanent grassland at EUR 1,877 (2024). Prices differ between regions; the regional table lists them.
How much is farmland rent in Bulgaria?Renting a hectare cost on average EUR 303 for a year in 2024: arable land EUR 305 (2024) and permanent grassland EUR 123 (2024).
Are farmland prices rising in Bulgaria?The average price of arable land rose by 61% between 2019 and 2024, from EUR 5,382 to EUR 8,679 per hectare.

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## Sources

- **Eurostat**: Agricultural land prices by region (apri_lprc) and Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region (apri_lrnt), last updated 10 July 2026. [Prices](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/apri_lprc/default/table) · [Rents](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/apri_lrnt/default/table). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); charts and changes calculated by Husfarm.
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