Onions and shallots, green — Production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Onions and shallots, green — Production was 5,444 t in 2017. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Production in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, green — production in Bulgaria is 5,444 t, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — production in Bulgaria peaked at 23,214 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4,000 t, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 36th out of 61 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,385 t | — |
| 1962 | 17,083 t | -23.7% |
| 1963 | 17,127 t | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 21,110 t | +23.3% |
| 1965 | 23,214 t | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 21,772 t | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 20,012 t | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 18,624 t | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 16,526 t | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 17,371 t | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 14,674 t | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 15,503 t | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 18,491 t | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 16,878 t | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 18,155 t | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 15,017 t | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 14,922 t | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 21,910 t | +46.8% |
| 1979 | 14,724 t | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 11,695 t | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 11,266 t | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 13,492 t | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 11,822 t | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 13,758 t | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 12,870 t | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 13,221 t | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 14,194 t | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 14,241 t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 13,195 t | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 12,365 t | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 10,881 t | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 9,786 t | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 8,200 t | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 8,360 t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8,520 t | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 8,680 t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 8,840 t | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,600 t | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 9,900 t | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 7,400 t | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 8,000 t | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 10,000 t | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 t | -60.0% |
| 2006 | 10,000 t | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 7,210 t | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 6,900 t | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4,575 t | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 6,212 t | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 6,357 t | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6,297 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6,131 t | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5,841 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 5,736 t | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,604 t | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5,444 t | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,761 t | 16,526 t | 23,214 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,764 t | 14,674 t | 21,910 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,975 t | 11,266 t | 14,241 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,363 t | 8,200 t | 12,365 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,858 t | 4,000 t | 10,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,953 t | 5,444 t | 6,357 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 Jamaica 7,010 t compare
- 34 Ethiopia PDR 5,930 t compare
- 35 Jordan 5,608 t compare
- 37 China, Hong Kong SAR 4,755 t compare
- 38 Réunion 4,251 t compare
- 39 Switzerland 3,321 t compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — production in Bulgaria?
- Onions and shallots, green — production in Bulgaria was 5,444 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23,214 t in 1965.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 t in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for onions and shallots, green — production?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is onions and shallots, green — production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — 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.