Pears — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pears — Area harvested was 550 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pears — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pears — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 550 ha.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pears — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 7,452 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 152 ha, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 87 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.
Pears — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,851 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,071 ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 4,546 ha | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 4,937 ha | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 5,600 ha | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 6,049 ha | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 6,125 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 6,753 ha | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 7,155 ha | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 7,302 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 7,135 ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 7,452 ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,058 ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 7,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,289 ha | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 5,622 ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 5,339 ha | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 5,093 ha | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 4,897 ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 4,675 ha | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 4,275 ha | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 4,008 ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 3,696 ha | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 3,539 ha | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 3,363 ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 3,040 ha | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 2,880 ha | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 2,434 ha | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 2,149 ha | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 1,756 ha | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 1,422 ha | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 1,336 ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1,115 ha | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 1,378 ha | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 917 ha | -33.5% |
| 1996 | 928 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 859 ha | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 901 ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 866 ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 675 ha | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 324 ha | -52.0% |
| 2002 | 265 ha | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 358 ha | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 336 ha | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 205 ha | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 152 ha | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 312 ha | +105.3% |
| 2008 | 253 ha | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 324 ha | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 546 ha | +68.5% |
| 2011 | 469 ha | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 442 ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 453 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 336 ha | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 528 ha | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 410 ha | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 449 ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 570 ha | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 700 ha | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 500 ha | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 580 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 470 ha | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 550 ha | +17.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 550 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 690 ha, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 550 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,000 ha, 27% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pears — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +105.3% | 152 ha | 312 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,454 ha | 3,851 ha | 7,155 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,325 ha | 4,897 ha | 7,452 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,406 ha | 2,149 ha | 4,675 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,148 ha | 859 ha | 1,756 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.4 ha | 152 ha | 675 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 490.3 ha | 336 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 530 ha | 470 ha | 580 ha | 5 |
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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 pears — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Pears — area harvested in Bulgaria was 550 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pears — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,452 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest pears — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 152 ha in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pears — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pears — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. 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 Pears — 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.