Bulgaria vs United States: Rye yields
Bulgaria
2.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
2.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
42nd
United States rank
40th
Rye yields over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States 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 United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 64 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.2354 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.2637 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.1969 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.1214 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.0416 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.0305 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.1397 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, 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 United States?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for rye yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 64 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.