Mustard seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mustard seed — Area harvested was 4,403 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, mustard seed — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 4,403 ha. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mustard seed — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 4,403 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1985.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 31 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.
Mustard seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1,300 ha | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 900 ha | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | -44.4% |
| 1972 | 800 ha | +60.0% |
| 1973 | 700 ha | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 800 ha | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 200 ha | -75.0% |
| 1979 | 150 ha | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 600 ha | +300.0% |
| 1981 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 ha | -66.7% |
| 1984 | 700 ha | +250.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 200 ha | — |
| 1987 | 400 ha | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 700 ha | +75.0% |
| 1989 | 2,500 ha | +257.1% |
| 1990 | 1,000 ha | -60.0% |
| 1991 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | +87.5% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 700 ha | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 485 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 350 ha | -27.8% |
| 1998 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 650 ha | +116.7% |
| 2000 | 500 ha | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 950 ha | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 800 ha | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 3,200 ha | +220.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,332 ha | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 2,558 ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3,600 ha | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 3,006 ha | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 3,500 ha | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3,856 ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 4,018 ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,403 ha | +9.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4,403 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,301 ha, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4,403 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,099 ha, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mustard seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +300.0% | 150 ha | 600 ha |
| 1989 | +257.1% | 700 ha | 2,500 ha |
| 1984 | +250.0% | 200 ha | 700 ha |
| 2006 | +220.0% | 1,000 ha | 3,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,211 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 535 ha | 150 ha | 900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 650 ha | 0 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 728.5 ha | 300 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,594 ha | 500 ha | 3,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,710 ha | 3,006 ha | 4,403 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 mustard seed — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Mustard seed — area harvested in Bulgaria was 4,403 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,403 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mustard seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mustard seed — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2017.
- Is mustard seed — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 Mustard seed — 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.