Cereal production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cereal production was 10.04 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Bulgaria stood at 10.04 million tonnes.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Bulgaria peaked at 11.64 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million tonnes, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 185 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 | 5.40 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 6.82 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.55 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | 8.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.17 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | 9.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 8.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.70 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 million tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | 11.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.08 million tonnes | 8.60 million tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | 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 cereal production in Bulgaria?
- Cereal production in Bulgaria was 10.04 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.64 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million tonnes in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cereal production?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.