Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 4,471 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 4,471 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 280.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 20,665 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 219 ha, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,821 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,318 ha | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 1,800 ha | -22.3% |
| 1964 | 2,645 ha | +46.9% |
| 1965 | 4,371 ha | +65.3% |
| 1966 | 7,941 ha | +81.7% |
| 1967 | 5,509 ha | -30.6% |
| 1968 | 4,807 ha | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 4,232 ha | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 5,122 ha | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 4,286 ha | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 3,066 ha | -28.5% |
| 1973 | 2,385 ha | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 1,494 ha | -37.4% |
| 1975 | 1,472 ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 488 ha | -66.8% |
| 1977 | 753 ha | +54.3% |
| 1978 | 787 ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,228 ha | +56.0% |
| 1980 | 2,200 ha | +79.2% |
| 1981 | 7,600 ha | +245.5% |
| 1982 | 9,993 ha | +31.5% |
| 1983 | 15,140 ha | +51.5% |
| 1984 | 9,842 ha | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 13,696 ha | +39.2% |
| 1986 | 17,987 ha | +31.3% |
| 1987 | 18,167 ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 20,665 ha | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 12,174 ha | -41.1% |
| 1990 | 7,720 ha | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 3,907 ha | -49.4% |
| 1992 | 1,697 ha | -56.6% |
| 1993 | 1,702 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,862 ha | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 2,301 ha | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 3,400 ha | +47.8% |
| 1997 | 3,800 ha | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 4,302 ha | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 3,500 ha | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 913 ha | -73.9% |
| 2002 | 523 ha | -42.7% |
| 2003 | 2,061 ha | +294.1% |
| 2004 | 2,569 ha | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 2,064 ha | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 1,918 ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1,175 ha | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 1,085 ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1,977 ha | +82.2% |
| 2010 | 2,879 ha | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 1,686 ha | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 1,411 ha | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 1,282 ha | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 219 ha | -82.9% |
| 2015 | 1,449 ha | +561.6% |
| 2016 | 3,853 ha | +165.9% |
| 2017 | 4,471 ha | +16.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4,471 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 7.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4,471 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 509 ha, 8.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +561.6% | 219 ha | 1,449 ha |
| 2003 | +294.1% | 523 ha | 2,061 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,049 ha | 1,800 ha | 7,941 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,108 ha | 488 ha | 5,122 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,746 ha | 2,200 ha | 20,665 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,419 ha | 1,697 ha | 7,720 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,778 ha | 523 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,156 ha | 219 ha | 4,471 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Bulgaria was 4,471 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20,665 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 219 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.5%. 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 Lentils, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.