Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chestnuts, in shell — Yield was 2,000 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chestnuts, in shell — yield in Bulgaria is 2,000 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — yield in Bulgaria peaked at 4,100 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,100 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,500 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 2,367 kg/ha | +57.8% |
| 1993 | 3,333 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1994 | 2,500 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 3,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,500 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 2,353 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 2,667 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 2,143 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 2,333 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2,467 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,800 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 2,500 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,478 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 3,429 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,538 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,667 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3,440 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,818 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 3,782 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,100 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 3,997 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3,953 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,043 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,000 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 2022 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 2,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2,000 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,632 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2,000 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,425 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +100.0% | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,582 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 3,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,786 kg/ha | 2,143 kg/ha | 3,538 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,850 kg/ha | 3,440 kg/ha | 4,100 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,750 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 11 Albania 2,337 kg/ha compare
- 12 Serbia and Montenegro 2,126 kg/ha compare
- 13 Yugoslav SFR 2,118 kg/ha
- 14 Ukraine 2,000 kg/ha compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 1,748 kg/ha compare
- 17 Italy 1,632 kg/ha 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 chestnuts, in shell — yield in Bulgaria?
- Chestnuts, in shell — yield in Bulgaria was 2,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,100 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chestnuts, in shell — yield?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — 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.