Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 4,845 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 4,845 ha.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 439.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 79,866 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 276 ha, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 74th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79,866 ha | — |
| 1962 | 74,032 ha | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 70,744 ha | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 64,542 ha | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 66,253 ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 73,594 ha | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 75,659 ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 66,620 ha | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 65,187 ha | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 60,953 ha | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 59,432 ha | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 54,399 ha | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 51,371 ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 52,197 ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 37,886 ha | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 39,339 ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 28,025 ha | -28.8% |
| 1978 | 28,275 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 26,391 ha | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 21,938 ha | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 24,477 ha | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 23,890 ha | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 23,601 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 23,289 ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 25,628 ha | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 23,650 ha | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 20,302 ha | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 16,398 ha | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 14,098 ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 12,318 ha | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 17,617 ha | +43.0% |
| 1992 | 14,025 ha | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 7,347 ha | -47.6% |
| 1994 | 9,136 ha | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 11,848 ha | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 12,922 ha | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 14,165 ha | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 10,265 ha | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 8,444 ha | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 9,356 ha | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 14,594 ha | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 6,190 ha | -57.6% |
| 2003 | 3,259 ha | -47.4% |
| 2004 | 2,374 ha | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 1,239 ha | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 1,012 ha | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 898 ha | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 744 ha | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 602 ha | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 600 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 459 ha | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 410 ha | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 276 ha | -32.7% |
| 2014 | 319 ha | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 2,211 ha | +593.1% |
| 2016 | 4,531 ha | +104.9% |
| 2017 | 4,845 ha | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,722 ha | 64,542 ha | 79,866 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,827 ha | 26,391 ha | 60,953 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,727 ha | 14,098 ha | 25,628 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,809 ha | 7,347 ha | 17,617 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,027 ha | 602 ha | 14,594 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,706 ha | 276 ha | 4,845 ha | 8 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bulgaria was 4,845 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79,866 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 276 ha in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 439.5%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.