Peas, green — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Peas, green — Area harvested was 880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, green — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 880 ha for peas, green — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 66.0% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, green — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 13,048 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 322 ha, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, green — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,994 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,204 ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 4,505 ha | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 4,445 ha | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4,833 ha | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 6,208 ha | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 6,855 ha | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 6,983 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 7,466 ha | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 7,345 ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 7,560 ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 9,832 ha | +30.1% |
| 1973 | 10,492 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 11,081 ha | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 11,197 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 12,398 ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 13,048 ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 12,858 ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 10,478 ha | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 9,495 ha | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 9,096 ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 8,656 ha | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 9,163 ha | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 8,866 ha | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 9,156 ha | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 9,752 ha | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 9,396 ha | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 7,401 ha | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 6,217 ha | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 5,698 ha | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 4,016 ha | -29.5% |
| 1992 | 1,675 ha | -58.3% |
| 1993 | 1,419 ha | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 1,208 ha | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 1,222 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,441 ha | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 1,600 ha | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 1,921 ha | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 2,000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 802 ha | -59.9% |
| 2002 | 560 ha | -30.2% |
| 2003 | 761 ha | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 1,050 ha | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 322 ha | -69.3% |
| 2006 | 1,087 ha | +237.6% |
| 2007 | 1,595 ha | +46.7% |
| 2008 | 1,511 ha | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 959 ha | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 784 ha | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 1,683 ha | +114.7% |
| 2012 | 536 ha | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 899 ha | +67.7% |
| 2014 | 457 ha | -49.2% |
| 2015 | 1,064 ha | +132.8% |
| 2016 | 1,874 ha | +76.1% |
| 2017 | 766 ha | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 480 ha | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 920 ha | +91.7% |
| 2020 | 870 ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 700 ha | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 730 ha | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 530 ha | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 880 ha | +66.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 880 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,050 ha, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 880 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 910 ha, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, green — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +237.6% | 322 ha | 1,087 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,499 ha | 3,994 ha | 7,466 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,629 ha | 7,345 ha | 13,048 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,720 ha | 6,217 ha | 9,752 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,220 ha | 1,208 ha | 5,698 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,065 ha | 322 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 946.3 ha | 457 ha | 1,874 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 742 ha | 530 ha | 880 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 peas, green — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Peas, green — area harvested in Bulgaria was 880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, green — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13,048 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest peas, green — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 322 ha in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for peas, green — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, green — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 Peas, green — 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.