Cereal yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cereal yields was 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Bulgaria stood at 5.1 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Bulgaria peaked at 5.95 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.75 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Bulgaria 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 5.95 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 cereal yields in Bulgaria?
- Cereal yields in Bulgaria was 5.1 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cereal yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.