Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 71,370 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 71,370 ha for fruit primary — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 344,040 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 63,213 ha, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 276,937 ha | — |
| 1962 | 286,890 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 300,173 ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 309,159 ha | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 313,587 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 324,992 ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 336,533 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 344,040 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 310,675 ha | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 307,772 ha | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 304,239 ha | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 298,537 ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 289,334 ha | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 297,110 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 288,855 ha | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 278,644 ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 275,257 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 280,250 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 284,093 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 277,554 ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 292,429 ha | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 287,315 ha | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 263,829 ha | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 260,938 ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 256,502 ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 246,595 ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 246,455 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 243,931 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 242,743 ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 240,354 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 245,177 ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 245,968 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 219,411 ha | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 219,090 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 215,699 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 197,230 ha | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 196,451 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 213,582 ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 212,425 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 208,917 ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 194,620 ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 170,685 ha | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 186,585 ha | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 181,506 ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 167,538 ha | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 166,380 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 155,501 ha | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 141,724 ha | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 133,471 ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 123,760 ha | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 119,062 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 97,008 ha | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 86,701 ha | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 63,213 ha | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 77,811 ha | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 77,133 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 75,611 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 73,700 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 72,293 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68,170 ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 71,250 ha | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 68,810 ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 66,150 ha | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 71,370 ha | +7.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 71,370 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 3.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 71,370 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 311,443 ha | 276,937 ha | 344,040 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 290,409 ha | 275,257 ha | 307,772 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,829 ha | 242,743 ha | 292,429 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 220,539 ha | 196,451 ha | 245,968 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,693 ha | 133,471 ha | 208,917 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,629 ha | 63,213 ha | 123,760 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,150 ha | 66,150 ha | 71,370 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 fruit primary — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Bulgaria was 71,370 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 344,040 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,213 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.