Bulgaria vs France: Wheat yields

Bulgaria
5.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
5.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
17th
France rank
14th

Wheat yields over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.93 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1911 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 17th and France ranks 14th of 125 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1910s 0.62 tonnes per hectare 1.31 tonnes per hectare 0.69 tonnes per hectare France
1930s 0.92 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare 0.49 tonnes per hectare France
1950s 1.24 tonnes per hectare 1.83 tonnes per hectare 0.59 tonnes per hectare France
1960s 2.21 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare 0.9343 tonnes per hectare France
1970s 3.47 tonnes per hectare 4.26 tonnes per hectare 0.7979 tonnes per hectare France
1980s 3.97 tonnes per hectare 5.65 tonnes per hectare 1.68 tonnes per hectare France
1990s 3.04 tonnes per hectare 6.78 tonnes per hectare 3.74 tonnes per hectare France
2000s 3.12 tonnes per hectare 6.95 tonnes per hectare 3.84 tonnes per hectare France
2010s 4.45 tonnes per hectare 7.03 tonnes per hectare 2.58 tonnes per hectare France
2020s 5.4 tonnes per hectare 6.76 tonnes per hectare 1.35 tonnes per hectare France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yields, Bulgaria or France?
France, at 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.93 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat yields between Bulgaria and France?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
67 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for wheat yields?
Bulgaria ranks 17th and France ranks 14th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.