Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0011 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0066 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 79th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.005 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.006 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 0.004 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.003 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.002 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per person | +54.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0011 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0011 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.