Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield was 1,170 kg/ha in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Bulgaria, 1961–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,170 kg/ha for broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Bulgaria peaked at 10,000 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 518.4 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Bulgaria 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad beans and horse beans, dry — Yield in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,017 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 672.4 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 1963 | 791.6 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 957.2 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 518.4 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1966 | 948.9 kg/ha | +83.0% |
| 1967 | 736.3 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 956.9 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 923.1 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 969.2 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 818.2 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 1,075 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 943.2 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 966.7 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 777.8 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1977 | 1,033 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1978 | 1,014 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1,100 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 3,000 kg/ha | +172.7% |
| 1991 | 3,790 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 5,000 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1993 | 3,000 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 3,534 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 3,000 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 3,535 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 3,000 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 3,502 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 3,554 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3,614 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,680 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,915 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4,005 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 5,014 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 5,192 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 5,037 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4,869 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4,685 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 7,750 kg/ha | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 6,000 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 1,250 kg/ha | -79.2% |
| 2012 | 2,000 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 10,000 kg/ha | +400.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 kg/ha | -90.0% |
| 2016 | 1,442 kg/ha | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 727.3 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 2018 | 1,319 kg/ha | +81.4% |
| 2019 | 1,170 kg/ha | -11.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1,170 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,273 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1,170 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,338 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad beans and horse beans, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +400.0% | 2,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +172.7% | 1,100 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 835.79 kg/ha | 518.4 kg/ha | 1,017 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 969.69 kg/ha | 777.8 kg/ha | 1,100 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,491 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,776 kg/ha | 3,614 kg/ha | 7,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,768 kg/ha | 727.3 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 9 |
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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 broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Bulgaria?
- Broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield in Bulgaria was 1,170 kg/ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 518.4 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Bulgaria rank for broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2019.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, dry — yield rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. 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 Broad beans and horse beans, dry — 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.