Millet — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Millet — Area harvested was 2,460 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2,460 ha for millet — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 5,999 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1980.
Bulgaria ranks 60th of 86 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.
Millet — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,282 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,250 ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 4,214 ha | +87.3% |
| 1964 | 3,362 ha | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 2,485 ha | -26.1% |
| 1966 | 1,695 ha | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 1,336 ha | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 1,303 ha | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,325 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1,592 ha | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 911 ha | -42.8% |
| 1972 | 726 ha | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 1,049 ha | +44.5% |
| 1974 | 997 ha | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 602 ha | -39.6% |
| 1976 | 798 ha | +32.6% |
| 1977 | 1,488 ha | +86.5% |
| 1978 | 1,623 ha | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 1,365 ha | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 3,200 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,500 ha | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 3,372 ha | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 3,418 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3,366 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,500 ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5,500 ha | +57.1% |
| 1997 | 2,500 ha | -54.5% |
| 1998 | 2,800 ha | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 4,500 ha | +80.0% |
| 2001 | 4,600 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,624 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,999 ha | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 3,047 ha | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 2,686 ha | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 2,210 ha | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 3,333 ha | +50.8% |
| 2009 | 3,633 ha | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3,960 ha | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 4,305 ha | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 3,549 ha | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 3,120 ha | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 3,575 ha | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 5,018 ha | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 2,376 ha | -52.7% |
| 2017 | 2,460 ha | +3.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2,460 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,640 ha, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2,460 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 765 ha, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,250 ha | 1,303 ha | 4,214 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,115 ha | 602 ha | 1,623 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,266 ha | 2,500 ha | 5,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,923 ha | 2,210 ha | 5,999 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,545 ha | 2,376 ha | 5,018 ha | 8 |
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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 millet — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Millet — area harvested in Bulgaria was 2,460 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,999 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for millet — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Millet — 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.