Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 356 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bulgaria is 356 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bulgaria peaked at 1,400 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,400 ha | +40.0% |
| 1963 | 900 ha | -35.7% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 1,200 ha | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 900 ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 700 ha | -30.0% |
| 1972 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 700 ha | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 481 ha | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 200 ha | -58.4% |
| 1995 | 291 ha | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 350 ha | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 450 ha | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 443 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 423 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 242 ha | -42.8% |
| 2001 | 209 ha | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 210 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 216 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 223 ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 228 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 239 ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 250 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 270 ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 290 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 297 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 308 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 320 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 314 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 315 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 320 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 335 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 356 ha | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,111 ha | 900 ha | 1,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 710 ha | 400 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 410 ha | 300 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 373.8 ha | 200 ha | 481 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.7 ha | 209 ha | 290 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.62 ha | 297 ha | 356 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bulgaria?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bulgaria was 356 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area harvested. 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.