Quinces — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Quinces — Area harvested was 90 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, quinces — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 90 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 1,132 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 50 ha, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 41st out of 55 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165 ha | — |
| 1962 | 251 ha | +52.1% |
| 1963 | 303 ha | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 317 ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 371 ha | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 458 ha | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 565 ha | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 734 ha | +29.9% |
| 1969 | 964 ha | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 1,090 ha | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 1,132 ha | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1,097 ha | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,082 ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1,080 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 930 ha | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 812 ha | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 646 ha | -20.4% |
| 1978 | 610 ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 581 ha | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 519 ha | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 413 ha | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 373 ha | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 409 ha | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 413 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 382 ha | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 377 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 375 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 431 ha | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 386 ha | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 382 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 382 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 350 ha | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 245 ha | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 317 ha | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 217 ha | -31.5% |
| 1996 | 281 ha | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 300 ha | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 167 ha | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 125 ha | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 85 ha | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 79 ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 124 ha | +57.0% |
| 2008 | 50 ha | -59.7% |
| 2009 | 250 ha | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 403 ha | +61.2% |
| 2011 | 203 ha | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 87 ha | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 64 ha | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 73 ha | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 83 ha | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 80 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 90 ha | +12.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 90 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 156 ha, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 90 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 287 ha, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +400.0% | 50 ha | 250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.67 ha | 165 ha | 964 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 906 ha | 581 ha | 1,132 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 407.8 ha | 373 ha | 519 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 307.4 ha | 217 ha | 382 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 168 ha | 50 ha | 300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.38 ha | 64 ha | 403 ha | 8 |
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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 quinces — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Quinces — area harvested in Bulgaria was 90 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,132 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ha in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 55 countries with data for 2017.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Quinces — 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.