Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 1.03 million t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Bulgaria is 1.03 million t, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 284.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Bulgaria peaked at 1.03 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 138,162 t, in 1961.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138,162 t | — |
| 1962 | 159,591 t | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 147,614 t | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 153,455 t | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 161,067 t | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 190,127 t | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 212,650 t | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 199,359 t | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 234,797 t | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 179,210 t | -23.7% |
| 1971 | 201,937 t | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 217,282 t | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 199,635 t | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 165,244 t | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 195,670 t | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 168,775 t | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 193,321 t | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 177,497 t | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 207,768 t | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 180,273 t | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 210,685 t | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 235,340 t | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 205,114 t | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 206,093 t | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 159,415 t | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 214,757 t | +34.7% |
| 1987 | 179,250 t | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 160,580 t | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 199,674 t | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 171,403 t | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 191,658 t | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 254,262 t | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 184,687 t | -27.4% |
| 1994 | 254,572 t | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 326,062 t | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 225,087 t | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 189,773 t | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 224,123 t | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 258,755 t | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 187,757 t | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 179,093 t | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 274,731 t | +53.4% |
| 2003 | 330,610 t | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 453,723 t | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 395,014 t | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 503,548 t | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 268,564 t | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 622,736 t | +131.9% |
| 2009 | 631,662 t | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 841,586 t | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 790,724 t | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 673,918 t | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 940,017 t | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million t | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 867,847 t | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 969,586 t | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million t | +6.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.03 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,200 t, 18.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.03 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132,518 t, 7.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177,425 t | 138,162 t | 234,797 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 190,634 t | 165,244 t | 217,282 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 195,118 t | 159,415 t | 235,340 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,038 t | 171,403 t | 326,062 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 384,744 t | 179,093 t | 631,662 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 892,817 t | 673,918 t | 1.03 million t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7824 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Bulgaria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Bulgaria was 1.03 million t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,162 t in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.