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