Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 2,320 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Bulgaria is 2,320 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 56.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 14,454 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1,480 ha, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 43rd out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,440 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,479 ha | +83.6% |
| 1963 | 6,282 ha | +40.3% |
| 1964 | 8,098 ha | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 10,388 ha | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 12,426 ha | +19.6% |
| 1967 | 14,054 ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 14,454 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 14,055 ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 13,011 ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 12,205 ha | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 11,421 ha | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 10,850 ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 10,458 ha | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 9,678 ha | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 9,365 ha | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 9,429 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 9,392 ha | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 8,748 ha | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 8,569 ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 8,252 ha | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 7,865 ha | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 7,777 ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 7,731 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 7,724 ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 5,544 ha | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 5,813 ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 6,465 ha | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 7,383 ha | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 7,794 ha | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 8,471 ha | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 9,232 ha | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 9,752 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 9,007 ha | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 8,626 ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 7,821 ha | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 7,844 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7,854 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7,606 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 7,295 ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 4,515 ha | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 4,010 ha | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 3,656 ha | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 3,562 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,646 ha | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 2,755 ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,903 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,820 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3,029 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 4,264 ha | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 4,225 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4,103 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 3,800 ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3,139 ha | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 3,711 ha | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 3,816 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,893 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,530 ha | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 3,220 ha | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 2,770 ha | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 2,670 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,540 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,480 ha | -41.7% |
| 2024 | 2,320 ha | +56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,631 ha | 2,440 ha | 14,454 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,456 ha | 8,748 ha | 13,011 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,312 ha | 5,544 ha | 8,569 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,401 ha | 7,606 ha | 9,752 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,719 ha | 2,646 ha | 7,295 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,770 ha | 3,139 ha | 4,264 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,356 ha | 1,480 ha | 2,770 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 40 Guatemala 3,195 ha compare
- 41 Yemen 3,179 ha compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 2,441 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,181 ha compare
- 45 Canada 2,144 ha compare
- 46 Turkmenistan 2,063 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)
- 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 peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Bulgaria was 2,320 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,454 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,480 ha in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — 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.