Linseed — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Linseed — Area harvested was 1,120 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1,120 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 42.0% on the previous year and up 641.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 12,305 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,630 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,950 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 8,800 ha | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 8,572 ha | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 8,904 ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 9,040 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 11,238 ha | +24.3% |
| 1968 | 12,305 ha | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 9,775 ha | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 9,002 ha | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 9,197 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 8,354 ha | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 7,017 ha | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 6,576 ha | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 5,878 ha | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 6,621 ha | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 4,353 ha | -34.3% |
| 1978 | 4,804 ha | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 4,526 ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 5,625 ha | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 6,236 ha | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 6,120 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5,618 ha | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 6,034 ha | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 5,853 ha | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 4,525 ha | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 3,864 ha | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 3,138 ha | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 2,165 ha | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 2,806 ha | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 2,007 ha | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 251 ha | -87.5% |
| 1993 | 1 ha | -99.6% |
| 1994 | 2 ha | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 346 ha | +17200.0% |
| 1996 | 130 ha | -62.4% |
| 1997 | 11 ha | -91.5% |
| 1998 | 58 ha | +427.3% |
| 1999 | 100 ha | +72.4% |
| 2000 | 150 ha | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 200 ha | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 222 ha | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 158 ha | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 125 ha | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 120 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 170 ha | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 14 ha | -91.8% |
| 2008 | 116 ha | +728.6% |
| 2009 | 180 ha | +55.2% |
| 2010 | 178 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 186 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 152 ha | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 143 ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 151 ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 168 ha | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 161 ha | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 148 ha | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 100 ha | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 630 ha | — |
| 2022 | 1,080 ha | +71.4% |
| 2023 | 1,930 ha | +78.7% |
| 2024 | 1,120 ha | -42.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1,120 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 695 ha, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1,120 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 610 ha, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +17200.0% | 2 ha | 346 ha |
| 2008 | +728.6% | 14 ha | 116 ha |
| 1998 | +427.3% | 11 ha | 58 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,579 ha | 8,572 ha | 12,305 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,633 ha | 4,353 ha | 9,197 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,918 ha | 2,165 ha | 6,236 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 571.2 ha | 1 ha | 2,806 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.5 ha | 14 ha | 222 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.7 ha | 0 ha | 186 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 952 ha | 0 ha | 1,930 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 linseed — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Linseed — area harvested in Bulgaria was 1,120 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12,305 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 641.7%. 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 Linseed — 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.