Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 7,552 kg/ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, onions and shallots, green — yield in Bulgaria stood at 7,552 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Bulgaria peaked at 13,624 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 5,017 kg/ha, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,527 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,353 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 10,909 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 10,353 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 11,258 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 13,624 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 11,682 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 11,870 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 11,898 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 9,754 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 10,010 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 9,356 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 10,757 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 9,299 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 12,986 kg/ha | +39.7% |
| 1976 | 10,414 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 9,975 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 13,319 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1979 | 10,023 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 9,165 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 9,280 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 10,084 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 8,997 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 10,624 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 9,612 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 10,257 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 11,530 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 10,955 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 10,317 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 10,724 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 9,037 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 7,164 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 5,628 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 5,400 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 5,195 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 5,017 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 8,840 kg/ha | +76.2% |
| 1998 | 8,182 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 8,182 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,636 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 9,000 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 8,414 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 8,000 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7,637 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7,845 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7,715 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,669 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7,641 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,624 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,616 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,613 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,613 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,615 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,633 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7,617 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7,558 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7,552 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7,552 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,092 kg/ha, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7,552 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,054 kg/ha, 36% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +76.2% | 5,017 kg/ha | 8,840 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,497 kg/ha | 10,353 kg/ha | 13,624 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,589 kg/ha | 9,299 kg/ha | 13,319 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,082 kg/ha | 8,997 kg/ha | 11,530 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,337 kg/ha | 5,017 kg/ha | 10,724 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,118 kg/ha | 7,624 kg/ha | 9,636 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,602 kg/ha | 7,552 kg/ha | 7,633 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 47 Niger 8,454 kg/ha compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 8,389 kg/ha compare
- 49 Bahamas 7,864 kg/ha compare
- 51 Costa Rica 6,447 kg/ha compare
- 52 Philippines 5,000 kg/ha compare
- 53 Israel 4,704 kg/ha 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)
- 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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Bulgaria?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Bulgaria was 7,552 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13,624 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,017 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.