Barley yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barley yields was 5.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, barley yields in Bulgaria stood at 5.61 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Bulgaria peaked at 5.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 12th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Bulgaria?
- Barley yields in Bulgaria was 5.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barley yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.