Lentils, dry — Production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lentils, dry — Production was 5,920 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Production in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — production in Bulgaria is 5,920 t, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 293.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — production in Bulgaria peaked at 18,213 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 158 t, in 1979.
That places Bulgaria 23rd 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 — Production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,218 t | — |
| 1962 | 723 t | -40.6% |
| 1963 | 1,057 t | +46.2% |
| 1964 | 1,964 t | +85.8% |
| 1965 | 2,039 t | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 3,963 t | +94.4% |
| 1967 | 3,425 t | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 1,274 t | -62.8% |
| 1969 | 3,120 t | +144.9% |
| 1970 | 2,349 t | -24.7% |
| 1971 | 1,430 t | -39.1% |
| 1972 | 933 t | -34.8% |
| 1973 | 1,374 t | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 439 t | -68.0% |
| 1975 | 178 t | -59.5% |
| 1976 | 248 t | +39.3% |
| 1977 | 193 t | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 315 t | +63.2% |
| 1979 | 158 t | -49.8% |
| 1980 | 1,500 t | +849.4% |
| 1981 | 4,400 t | +193.3% |
| 1982 | 8,549 t | +94.3% |
| 1983 | 3,416 t | -60.0% |
| 1984 | 8,854 t | +159.2% |
| 1985 | 10,318 t | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 11,707 t | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 18,213 t | +55.6% |
| 1988 | 15,391 t | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 6,088 t | -60.4% |
| 1990 | 3,686 t | -39.5% |
| 1991 | 679 t | -81.6% |
| 1992 | 1,123 t | +65.4% |
| 1993 | 891 t | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 936 t | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 2,113 t | +125.7% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 2,676 t | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 3,176 t | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 3,200 t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,000 t | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 959 t | -52.0% |
| 2002 | 544 t | -43.3% |
| 2003 | 2,679 t | +392.5% |
| 2004 | 1,644 t | -38.6% |
| 2005 | 2,295 t | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 2,246 t | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,503 t | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 1,084 t | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 1,607 t | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 2,672 t | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 1,872 t | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 1,730 t | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1,302 t | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 220 t | -83.1% |
| 2015 | 1,860 t | +745.5% |
| 2016 | 6,074 t | +226.6% |
| 2017 | 5,920 t | -2.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,920 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 597 t, 9.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,920 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 617.84 t, 9.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +849.4% | 158 t | 1,500 t |
| 2015 | +745.5% | 220 t | 1,860 t |
| 2003 | +392.5% | 544 t | 2,679 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,087 t | 723 t | 3,963 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 761.7 t | 158 t | 2,349 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,844 t | 1,500 t | 18,213 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,048 t | 679 t | 3,686 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 t | 544 t | 2,679 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,706 t | 220 t | 6,074 t | 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 — production in Bulgaria?
- Lentils, dry — production in Bulgaria was 5,920 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18,213 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 158 t in 1979.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lentils, dry — production?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.9%. 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 — Production. 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.