Millet yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Millet yields was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: 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 1.8 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Bulgaria peaked at 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2366 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8411 tonnes per hectare | 0.3851 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.2366 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7813 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9384 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Bulgaria?
- Millet yields in Bulgaria was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Bulgaria rank for millet yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.