Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0781 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0781 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0888 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0284 ha per person, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0799 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0812 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0817 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0807 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0676 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0695 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0683 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0666 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0685 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0748 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0767 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0803 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0723 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0603 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0748 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0835 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0797 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0682 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0755 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.066 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0634 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0696 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0666 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0604 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0486 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0641 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0554 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0545 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0635 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0487 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0649 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0725 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0624 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0584 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0565 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0571 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0558 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0578 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0554 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0571 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0441 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0388 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0533 ha per person | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.039 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0461 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0284 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 2008 | 0.044 ha per person | +54.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0368 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0443 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0544 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0639 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0598 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0577 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0714 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.059 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0585 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0663 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0848 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0881 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0805 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0781 ha per person | -5.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0781 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 29.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0781 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 ha per person, 9.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0738 ha per person | 0.0666 ha per person | 0.0817 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0746 ha per person | 0.0603 ha per person | 0.0835 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0612 ha per person | 0.0486 ha per person | 0.0696 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.059 ha per person | 0.0487 ha per person | 0.0725 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0437 ha per person | 0.0284 ha per person | 0.0571 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 ha per person | 0.0443 ha per person | 0.0848 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 ha per person | 0.0781 ha per person | 0.0888 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0781 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0888 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0284 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.