Grapes — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Grapes — Area harvested was 27,730 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grapes — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grapes — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 27,730 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grapes — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 202,772 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 27,730 ha, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Grapes — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 182,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 185,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 189,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 190,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 191,534 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 194,165 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 200,442 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 202,772 ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 169,900 ha | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 169,196 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 169,194 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 165,785 ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 161,557 ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 164,478 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 164,850 ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 162,401 ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 158,592 ha | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 157,444 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 158,025 ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 154,179 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 169,366 ha | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 166,988 ha | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 147,706 ha | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 146,436 ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 144,336 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 138,427 ha | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 137,026 ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 138,088 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 139,332 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 140,315 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 138,420 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 136,570 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 117,195 ha | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 113,280 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 111,920 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 107,001 ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 106,900 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 112,408 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 110,576 ha | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 111,207 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 128,717 ha | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 114,630 ha | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 131,069 ha | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 129,508 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 126,842 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 128,857 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 120,341 ha | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 110,816 ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 101,434 ha | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 82,675 ha | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 78,468 ha | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 60,440 ha | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 50,192 ha | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 31,892 ha | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 38,712 ha | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 36,551 ha | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 34,111 ha | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 34,110 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 30,050 ha | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 28,740 ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 28,530 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 28,470 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28,400 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 27,730 ha | -2.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 27,730 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,000 ha, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 27,730 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,484 ha, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grapes — Area harvested in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -36.5% | 50,192 ha | 31,892 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,424 ha | 169,900 ha | 202,772 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 163,152 ha | 157,444 ha | 169,196 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 148,188 ha | 137,026 ha | 169,366 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,458 ha | 106,900 ha | 140,315 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,342 ha | 101,434 ha | 131,069 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,720 ha | 30,050 ha | 82,675 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,374 ha | 27,730 ha | 28,740 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grapes — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Grapes — area harvested in Bulgaria was 27,730 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grapes — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 202,772 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest grapes — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,730 ha in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for grapes — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grapes — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Grapes — 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.