Apricots — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Apricots — Area harvested was 3,220 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Apricots — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 3,220 ha.
The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 7,692 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,735 ha, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Apricots — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,486 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,821 ha | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 4,967 ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 4,952 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 4,931 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4,843 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 4,606 ha | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 4,162 ha | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 4,088 ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 3,915 ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3,782 ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 4,090 ha | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 4,461 ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 5,397 ha | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 5,430 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6,073 ha | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 6,450 ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 7,486 ha | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 7,692 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 7,321 ha | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 7,183 ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 7,034 ha | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6,516 ha | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 6,145 ha | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 5,911 ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,399 ha | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 5,581 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 5,891 ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 5,598 ha | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 5,492 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 6,033 ha | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 6,846 ha | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 6,537 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 6,001 ha | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 4,947 ha | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 5,785 ha | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 5,540 ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 5,618 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5,785 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 5,606 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 4,942 ha | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 4,607 ha | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 4,530 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4,429 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3,038 ha | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 2,719 ha | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 2,553 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,983 ha | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 1,863 ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,445 ha | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 2,606 ha | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,569 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,325 ha | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1,735 ha | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 2,481 ha | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 2,554 ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,898 ha | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 2,550 ha | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 2,910 ha | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1,840 ha | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 3,060 ha | +66.3% |
| 2022 | 3,050 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,200 ha | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 3,220 ha | +46.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,220 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294 ha, 11.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,220 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 830 ha, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +66.3% | 1,840 ha | 3,060 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,651 ha | 4,088 ha | 4,967 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,478 ha | 3,782 ha | 7,692 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,258 ha | 5,399 ha | 7,321 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,858 ha | 4,947 ha | 6,846 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,627 ha | 1,863 ha | 5,606 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,507 ha | 1,735 ha | 2,910 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,674 ha | 1,840 ha | 3,220 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 30 Georgia 3,423 ha compare
- 31 Lebanon 3,400 ha compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 3,294 ha compare
- 34 Australia 3,028 ha compare
- 35 South Africa 2,952 ha compare
- 36 China, Taiwan Province of 2,790 ha compare
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 apricots — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Apricots — area harvested in Bulgaria was 3,220 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,692 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,735 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — 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.