Groundnut yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Groundnut yields was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Groundnut yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
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 1.7 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Bulgaria peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 47th out of 119 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.8109 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8509 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9392 tonnes per hectare | 0.6956 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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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 groundnut yields in Bulgaria?
- Groundnut yields in Bulgaria was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for groundnut yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Groundnut 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.