Potato yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Potato yields was 16.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
101st
of 159 countries
All-time high
21.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
7.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 16.83 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Bulgaria peaked at 21.25 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.53 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 101st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1963 | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 12.19 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 1965 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1966 | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | +58.6% |
| 1967 | 11.42 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 12.07 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 11.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 10.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 10.46 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 11.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 13.76 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 1990 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 11.7 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.13 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 18.69 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 15.64 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 16.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 14.32 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 13.01 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 15.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.79 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 18.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 19.33 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 16.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 16.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | 13.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.34 tonnes per hectare | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | 18.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 tonnes per hectare | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | 19.33 tonnes per hectare | 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 potato yields in Bulgaria?
- Potato yields in Bulgaria was 16.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.25 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for potato yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.