Bean yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bean yields was 0.9101 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2017, bean yields in Bulgaria stood at 0.9101 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Bulgaria peaked at 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2126 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Bulgaria 84th out of 132 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | 0.2126 tonnes per hectare | 0.8008 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7597 tonnes per hectare | 0.458 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 0.6837 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7672 tonnes per hectare | 0.4694 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.2958 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9101 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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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 bean yields in Bulgaria?
- Bean yields in Bulgaria was 0.9101 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2126 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bean yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 132 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.