Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.063 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.063 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0884 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Bulgaria 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +197.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +197.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +61.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +92.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +49.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -55.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -56.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +68.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +61.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +385.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +71.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +123.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -57.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +215.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +87.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0884 tonnes per person | +144.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -75.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | +714.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.067 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.063 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 6.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.063 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +714.0% | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +385.5% | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person |
| 2005 | +215.2% | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0884 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.067 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.063 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0884 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.