Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 28,240 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 28,240 ha.
The figure is up 84.1% on the previous year and up 961.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 316,161 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2,661 ha, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 94th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 303,191 ha | — |
| 1962 | 258,548 ha | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 265,240 ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 316,161 ha | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 283,318 ha | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 265,249 ha | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 235,198 ha | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 185,269 ha | -21.2% |
| 1969 | 158,781 ha | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 147,032 ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 136,762 ha | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 126,104 ha | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 116,515 ha | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 124,816 ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 110,923 ha | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 103,243 ha | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 98,948 ha | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 64,456 ha | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 67,380 ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 61,596 ha | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 80,264 ha | +30.3% |
| 1982 | 84,417 ha | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 84,369 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79,050 ha | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 84,518 ha | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 84,613 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 88,512 ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 98,089 ha | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 87,340 ha | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 92,064 ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 82,306 ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 56,486 ha | -31.4% |
| 1993 | 45,132 ha | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 49,217 ha | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 55,575 ha | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 59,235 ha | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 51,947 ha | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 51,319 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 43,687 ha | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 40,231 ha | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 20,239 ha | -49.7% |
| 2002 | 17,587 ha | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 22,905 ha | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 16,571 ha | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 13,390 ha | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 7,824 ha | -41.6% |
| 2007 | 10,013 ha | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 7,238 ha | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 7,254 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,592 ha | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 5,738 ha | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 5,533 ha | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6,223 ha | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 2,661 ha | -57.2% |
| 2015 | 17,618 ha | +562.1% |
| 2016 | 30,901 ha | +75.4% |
| 2017 | 84,955 ha | +174.9% |
| 2018 | 96,440 ha | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 31,500 ha | -67.3% |
| 2020 | 25,200 ha | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 25,750 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 16,770 ha | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 15,340 ha | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 28,240 ha | +84.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 28,240 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,874 ha, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 28,240 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22,184 ha, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +562.1% | 2,661 ha | 17,618 ha |
| 2017 | +174.9% | 30,901 ha | 84,955 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,328 ha | 158,781 ha | 316,161 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 109,618 ha | 64,456 ha | 147,032 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,277 ha | 61,596 ha | 98,089 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,697 ha | 43,687 ha | 92,064 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,325 ha | 7,238 ha | 40,231 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,916 ha | 2,661 ha | 96,440 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,260 ha | 15,340 ha | 28,240 ha | 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 pulses, total — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Bulgaria was 28,240 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 316,161 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,661 ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 961.3%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.