Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield was 10,473 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Bulgaria is 10,473 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Bulgaria peaked at 49,092 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 4,712 kg/ha, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,922 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 31,732 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1963 | 44,608 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1964 | 40,875 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 21,266 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 1966 | 49,092 kg/ha | +130.9% |
| 1967 | 42,898 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 18,358 kg/ha | -57.2% |
| 1969 | 31,762 kg/ha | +73.0% |
| 1970 | 39,330 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 45,817 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 47,282 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 45,075 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 38,892 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 33,333 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 23,529 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1977 | 14,645 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1978 | 15,028 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 17,164 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 14,314 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 15,379 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 20,733 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1983 | 20,583 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 23,625 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 21,371 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 26,503 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 23,438 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 21,646 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 20,853 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 20,642 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 24,044 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 14,242 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1993 | 9,763 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 1994 | 9,211 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 11,394 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 10,755 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 8,816 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 13,223 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 9,722 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 8,571 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 4,712 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2002 | 6,536 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 11,668 kg/ha | +78.5% |
| 2004 | 13,766 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 16,857 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 13,513 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 16,217 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 16,435 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 18,805 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 14,948 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 13,177 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 16,378 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 20,047 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 14,139 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 10,319 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 11,303 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 10,565 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 15,667 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 2019 | 9,230 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 10,385 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 9,657 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 14,062 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 14,407 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 10,473 kg/ha | -27.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10,473 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,824 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10,473 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22,843 kg/ha, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,502 kg/ha | 18,358 kg/ha | 49,092 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,010 kg/ha | 14,645 kg/ha | 47,282 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,845 kg/ha | 14,314 kg/ha | 26,503 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,181 kg/ha | 8,816 kg/ha | 24,044 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,708 kg/ha | 4,712 kg/ha | 18,805 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,577 kg/ha | 9,230 kg/ha | 20,047 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,797 kg/ha | 9,657 kg/ha | 14,407 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Bulgaria?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Bulgaria was 10,473 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49,092 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,712 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield?
- Bulgaria ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.