Apricots — Yield in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Apricots — Yield was 5,792 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Apricots — Yield in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — yield in Bulgaria stood at 5,792 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — yield in Bulgaria peaked at 11,458 kg/ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 902.8 kg/ha, in 2002.
Bulgaria ranks 35th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Apricots — Yield in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,672 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,173 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 1963 | 9,448 kg/ha | +126.4% |
| 1964 | 5,644 kg/ha | -40.3% |
| 1965 | 4,649 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 8,073 kg/ha | +73.6% |
| 1967 | 9,794 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 10,319 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 11,458 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 6,179 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 1971 | 2,912 kg/ha | -52.9% |
| 1972 | 4,278 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 1973 | 5,505 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 5,561 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5,596 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 5,550 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3,946 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1978 | 3,894 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,450 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 5,354 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 5,675 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 5,829 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 4,984 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 3,910 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 9,642 kg/ha | +146.6% |
| 1986 | 4,848 kg/ha | -49.7% |
| 1987 | 3,239 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 5,858 kg/ha | +80.9% |
| 1989 | 7,916 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 9,187 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 3,320 kg/ha | -63.9% |
| 1992 | 5,396 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1993 | 3,368 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 1994 | 3,493 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 924.8 kg/ha | -73.5% |
| 1996 | 4,113 kg/ha | +344.7% |
| 1997 | 2,140 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 1998 | 1,612 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 1,879 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 2,267 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 1,708 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 902.8 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 2003 | 4,090 kg/ha | +353.0% |
| 2004 | 4,168 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3,496 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 4,886 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 3,255 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 6,534 kg/ha | +100.7% |
| 2009 | 4,062 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 4,739 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 4,578 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,969 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 7,752 kg/ha | +95.3% |
| 2014 | 6,552 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 5,715 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 6,070 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 7,778 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 5,329 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 6,955 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 5,174 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 6,765 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 6,243 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 4,927 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 5,792 kg/ha | +17.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,792 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,416 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,792 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,739 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +353.0% | 902.8 kg/ha | 4,090 kg/ha |
| 1996 | +344.7% | 924.8 kg/ha | 4,113 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,248 kg/ha | 4,173 kg/ha | 11,458 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,787 kg/ha | 2,912 kg/ha | 6,179 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,726 kg/ha | 3,239 kg/ha | 9,642 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,543 kg/ha | 924.8 kg/ha | 9,187 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,537 kg/ha | 902.8 kg/ha | 6,534 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,944 kg/ha | 3,969 kg/ha | 7,778 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,780 kg/ha | 4,927 kg/ha | 6,765 kg/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 apricots — yield in Bulgaria?
- Apricots — yield in Bulgaria was 5,792 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,458 kg/ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest apricots — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 902.8 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for apricots — yield?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — yield rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.