Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 22,564 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 22,564 ha for chick peas, dry — area harvested in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 377.8% on the previous year and up 2,645.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 22,564 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 307 ha, in 1977.
That places Bulgaria 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,178 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,157 ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1,273 ha | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 1,344 ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 1,761 ha | +31.0% |
| 1966 | 2,583 ha | +46.7% |
| 1967 | 2,968 ha | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 728 ha | -75.5% |
| 1969 | 833 ha | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 954 ha | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 1,399 ha | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 1,888 ha | +35.0% |
| 1973 | 2,215 ha | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 1,756 ha | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 1,992 ha | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 765 ha | -61.6% |
| 1977 | 307 ha | -59.9% |
| 1978 | 845 ha | +175.2% |
| 1979 | 1,769 ha | +109.3% |
| 1980 | 1,761 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,753 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,745 ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,737 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,729 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,721 ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,713 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,705 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,700 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,600 ha | +170.6% |
| 1991 | 7,800 ha | +69.6% |
| 1992 | 2,900 ha | -62.8% |
| 1993 | 2,400 ha | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 1,940 ha | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 3,794 ha | +95.6% |
| 1996 | 6,000 ha | +58.1% |
| 1997 | 3,400 ha | -43.3% |
| 1998 | 3,075 ha | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,926 ha | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 3,506 ha | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 5,810 ha | +65.7% |
| 2004 | 4,450 ha | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 593 ha | -86.7% |
| 2006 | 519 ha | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 822 ha | +58.4% |
| 2008 | 1,767 ha | +115.0% |
| 2009 | 1,601 ha | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 910 ha | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 1,677 ha | +84.3% |
| 2012 | 1,055 ha | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 2,024 ha | +91.8% |
| 2014 | 547 ha | -73.0% |
| 2015 | 2,466 ha | +350.8% |
| 2016 | 4,722 ha | +91.5% |
| 2017 | 22,564 ha | +377.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 22,564 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,833 ha, 12.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 22,564 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,760 ha, 12.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chick peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +377.8% | 4,722 ha | 22,564 ha |
| 2015 | +350.8% | 547 ha | 2,466 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,536 ha | 728 ha | 2,968 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,389 ha | 307 ha | 2,215 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,726 ha | 1,700 ha | 1,761 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,841 ha | 1,940 ha | 7,800 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,449 ha | 519 ha | 5,810 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,496 ha | 547 ha | 22,564 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria was 22,564 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22,564 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 307 ha in 1977.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,645.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.