Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0786 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.0786 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2003 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 tonnes per person, in 1972.
That places Bulgaria 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | +84.8% |
| 1964 | 0.091 tonnes per person | +74.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | -51.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -90.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | +723.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -68.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -92.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +868.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0756 tonnes per person | +346.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0766 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -54.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | +224.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1033 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0782 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -55.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2003 tonnes per person | +1474.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1687 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1153 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1415 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.193 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -89.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +278.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -96.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +833.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -62.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | +705.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -86.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +273.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +91.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -81.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0498 tonnes per person | +229.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0474 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0873 tonnes per person | +158.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1191 tonnes per person | +92.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0786 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0786 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1474.6% | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.2003 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +868.3% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | +833.5% | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +723.3% | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0476 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +705.7% | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0633 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.091 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1098 tonnes per person | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.2003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0741 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0592 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | 0.1191 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.1092 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 142 Sierra Leone 0.0855 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0.0826 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Congo 0.0817 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Zimbabwe 0.0751 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 0.0728 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Micronesia (country) 0.071 tonnes per person compare
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0786 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2003 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 tonnes per person in 1972.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.