Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 9,580 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, plums and sloes — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 9,580 ha.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 33,031 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4,219 ha, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 90 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,839 ha | 18,871 ha | 31,819 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,694 ha | 20,452 ha | 33,031 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,437 ha | 10,227 ha | 19,395 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,020 ha | 10,261 ha | 12,829 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,361 ha | 4,219 ha | 16,078 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,675 ha | 4,876 ha | 8,020 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,218 ha | 8,570 ha | 9,580 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 23 Tajikistan 10,766 ha compare
- 24 South Africa 10,728 ha compare
- 25 Libya 10,654 ha compare
- 27 Georgia 9,328 ha compare
- 28 North Macedonia 9,261 ha compare
- 29 Belarus 7,749 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 plums and sloes — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Bulgaria was 9,580 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33,031 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,219 ha in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.