Poppy seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poppy seed — Area harvested was 872 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poppy seed — area harvested in Bulgaria is 872 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 1,300 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1980.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,026 ha | — |
| 1962 | 659 ha | -35.8% |
| 1963 | 900 ha | +36.6% |
| 1964 | 345 ha | -61.7% |
| 1965 | 290 ha | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 454 ha | +56.6% |
| 1967 | 624 ha | +37.4% |
| 1968 | 1,064 ha | +70.5% |
| 1969 | 570 ha | -46.4% |
| 1970 | 183 ha | -67.9% |
| 1971 | 265 ha | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 122 ha | -54.0% |
| 1973 | 141 ha | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 127 ha | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 269 ha | +111.8% |
| 1976 | 522 ha | +94.1% |
| 1977 | 258 ha | -50.6% |
| 1978 | 66 ha | -74.4% |
| 1979 | 103 ha | +56.1% |
| 1980 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 0 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 800 ha | — |
| 2008 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 800 ha | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 810 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 815 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 800 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 887 ha | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 841 ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 872 ha | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 659.11 ha | 290 ha | 1,064 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 205.6 ha | 66 ha | 522 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 866.67 ha | 800 ha | 1,000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 890.62 ha | 800 ha | 1,300 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 10 Croatia 2,752 ha compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 1,200 ha compare
- 12 Serbia 997 ha compare
- 14 Serbia and Montenegro 850 ha compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 449 ha compare
- 16 Palestine, State of 222 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 poppy seed — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in Bulgaria was 872 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Poppy seed — 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.