Bulgaria vs China: Crop yields

Bulgaria
5.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
17th
China rank
16th

Crop yields over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
0246196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.93 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 17th and China ranks 16th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1960s 2.21 tonnes per hectare 0.9174 tonnes per hectare 1.29 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria
1970s 3.47 tonnes per hectare 1.55 tonnes per hectare 1.92 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria
1980s 3.97 tonnes per hectare 2.72 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria
1990s 3.04 tonnes per hectare 3.56 tonnes per hectare 0.5189 tonnes per hectare China
2000s 3.12 tonnes per hectare 4.25 tonnes per hectare 1.13 tonnes per hectare China
2010s 4.45 tonnes per hectare 5.22 tonnes per hectare 0.7665 tonnes per hectare China
2020s 5.4 tonnes per hectare 5.83 tonnes per hectare 0.4224 tonnes per hectare China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Bulgaria or China?
China, at 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.93 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Bulgaria and China?
0.01 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for crop yields?
Bulgaria ranks 17th and China ranks 16th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.