Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 101.16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 101.16 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Bulgaria peaked at 137.69 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 62.13, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.68 | — |
| 1962 | 92.41 | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 94.96 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 97.28 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 102.19 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 114.91 | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 112.13 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 112.76 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 115.52 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 111.43 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 113 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 117.03 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 117.87 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 112.15 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 114.08 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 124.48 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 115.73 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 121.04 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 124.91 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 119.78 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 129.85 | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 137.69 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 125.08 | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 135.49 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 115.55 | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 130.63 | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 123.47 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 124.56 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 132.77 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 124.32 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 89.28 | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 91.24 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 84.31 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 72.75 | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 79.38 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 70.96 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 88.46 | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 72.18 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 77.3 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 62.13 | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 84.19 | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 78.66 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 88.22 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 89.02 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.24 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 101.43 | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 100.08 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.45 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 102.48 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 107.73 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 107.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 110.18 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 93.56 | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 114.29 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 106.06 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 102.23 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 101.16 | -1.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 101.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.44, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 101.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.06, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.2 | 86.68 | 115.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 117.17 | 111.43 | 124.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.49 | 115.55 | 137.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.61 | 89.28 | 124.32 | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.03 | 62.13 | 88.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.63 | 82.24 | 110.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.46 | 93.56 | 114.29 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7824 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Bulgaria?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Bulgaria was 101.16 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 137.69 in 1982.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.13 in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.