Cotton yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cotton yields was 0.7074 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cotton yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7074 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Bulgaria peaked at 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1302 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Bulgaria 78th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.884 tonnes per hectare | 0.3957 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9198 tonnes per hectare | 0.1302 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.9466 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | 0.6231 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.963 tonnes per hectare | 0.6756 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6972 tonnes per hectare | 0.6211 tonnes per hectare | 0.7631 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 75 Cuba 0.8629 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8333 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Costa Rica 0.7851 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Togo 0.6768 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Tanzania 0.6337 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Mozambique 0.6159 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Bulgaria?
- Cotton yields in Bulgaria was 0.7074 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1302 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cotton yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.