Bulgaria vs Spain: Rye yields
Bulgaria
2.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
2.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Spain rank
41st
Rye yields over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.3 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 41st of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8896 tonnes per hectare | 0.1942 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9736 tonnes per hectare | 0.3178 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.3363 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.111 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.1295 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.183 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.2207 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, Bulgaria or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.3 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye yields between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for rye yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 41st of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.