Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 160.92 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 160.92 for potatoes — gross production index number in 2017.
The figure is up 79.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Bulgaria peaked at 443.09 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 89.84, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 143 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 314.34 | — |
| 1962 | 254.75 | -19.0% |
| 1963 | 293.04 | +15.0% |
| 1964 | 350.99 | +19.8% |
| 1965 | 200.97 | -42.7% |
| 1966 | 297.68 | +48.1% |
| 1967 | 269.16 | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 260.56 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 251.96 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 263.95 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 285.1 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 269.58 | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 231.94 | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 243.48 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 224.49 | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 247.59 | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 270.35 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 276.54 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 299.47 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 212.54 | -29.0% |
| 1981 | 284.78 | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 331.16 | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 301.48 | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 295.06 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 310.34 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 347.18 | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 223.02 | -35.8% |
| 1988 | 252.66 | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 390.95 | +54.7% |
| 1990 | 305.68 | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 337.9 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 400.07 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 280.81 | -29.8% |
| 2001 | 424.09 | +51.0% |
| 2002 | 443.09 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 318.02 | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 404.88 | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 265.22 | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 272.7 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 211.01 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 249.4 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 163.7 | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 177.45 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 164.1 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 106.89 | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 131.76 | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 93.7 | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 116.46 | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 89.84 | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 160.92 | +79.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.05 | 200.97 | 350.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 261.25 | 224.49 | 299.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 294.92 | 212.54 | 390.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 347.88 | 305.68 | 400.07 | 3 |
| 2000s | 303.29 | 163.7 | 443.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.14 | 89.84 | 177.45 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 17 Dominican Republic 165.27 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 162.35 compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 161.19 compare
- 21 Mongolia 153.74 compare
- 22 Ethiopia 152.99 compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 150.84 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)
- 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 — gross production index number in Bulgaria?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Bulgaria was 160.92 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 443.09 in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.84 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.