Apples — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Apples — Area harvested was 3,530 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apples — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apples — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 3,530 ha.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 30,421 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2,979 ha, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apples — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,685 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,443 ha | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 23,013 ha | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 24,282 ha | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 25,972 ha | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 27,655 ha | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 28,983 ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 30,421 ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 30,124 ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 30,275 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 29,147 ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 28,773 ha | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 28,333 ha | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 28,642 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 26,607 ha | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 26,283 ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 26,071 ha | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 26,202 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 27,025 ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 27,416 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 26,928 ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 27,087 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 27,031 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 26,767 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 26,178 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 25,273 ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 23,952 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 22,855 ha | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 22,241 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 21,467 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 20,581 ha | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 19,853 ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 19,201 ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 16,275 ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 14,783 ha | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 13,958 ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 13,600 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 14,751 ha | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 14,462 ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12,957 ha | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 9,874 ha | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 5,976 ha | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 4,711 ha | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 4,519 ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3,127 ha | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 2,979 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 3,524 ha | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 3,247 ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 4,321 ha | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 5,201 ha | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 4,890 ha | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4,621 ha | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4,813 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,951 ha | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 4,765 ha | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 4,111 ha | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 3,973 ha | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3,980 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,140 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3,560 ha | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 3,780 ha | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3,720 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,560 ha | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 3,530 ha | -0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,530 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,490 ha, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,530 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,735 ha, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apples — Area harvested in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -39.5% | 9,874 ha | 5,976 ha |
| 2009 | +33.1% | 3,247 ha | 4,321 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,731 ha | 19,685 ha | 30,421 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,736 ha | 26,071 ha | 30,275 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,573 ha | 22,241 ha | 27,416 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,893 ha | 13,600 ha | 21,467 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,524 ha | 2,979 ha | 12,957 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,444 ha | 3,951 ha | 5,201 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,630 ha | 3,530 ha | 3,780 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Apples — area harvested in Bulgaria was 3,530 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 30,421 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,979 ha in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for apples — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.