Corn: Yield gap in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Corn: Yield gap was 6.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 6.82 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 185.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Bulgaria peaked at 8.35 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.15 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
| 2014 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | +95.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 2020 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 2021 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 5.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.82 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, 5.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.82 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 8.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 corn: yield gap in Bulgaria?
- Corn: yield gap in Bulgaria was 6.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.35 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for corn: yield gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.