Bulgaria vs Italy: Cereal yields
Bulgaria
5.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
4.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
44th
Italy rank
47th
Cereal yields over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.1 tonnes per hectare against 4.98 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.0434 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.3167 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.2145 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.0359 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 5.1 tonnes per hectare against 4.98 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for cereal yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 47th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.