Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 0.591 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.591 t per square kilometre for rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6769 t per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0278 t per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3298 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3529 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3825 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2844 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3027 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4371 t per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5163 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3519 t per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5257 t per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5981 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6055 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.545 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5595 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.524 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6119 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3725 t per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6123 t per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5524 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6633 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6091 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6645 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6769 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6717 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5524 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4933 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5641 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.479 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4118 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3862 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2277 t per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1883 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1311 t per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1993 | 0.098 t per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | -71.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0451 t per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0798 t per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1024 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0929 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0633 t per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1517 t per square kilometre | +139.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1691 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.165 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2175 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2585 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1856 t per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1842 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2815 t per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3558 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4002 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.529 t per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5492 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5057 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.517 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4988 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6235 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5967 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5391 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5593 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6533 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6062 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5354 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5925 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.591 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.591 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 t per square kilometre, 1399.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +139.8% | 0.0633 t per square kilometre | 0.1517 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.387 t per square kilometre | 0.2844 t per square kilometre | 0.5257 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5645 t per square kilometre | 0.3725 t per square kilometre | 0.6633 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5509 t per square kilometre | 0.3862 t per square kilometre | 0.6769 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1056 t per square kilometre | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | 0.2277 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2369 t per square kilometre | 0.1517 t per square kilometre | 0.4002 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5572 t per square kilometre | 0.4988 t per square kilometre | 0.6533 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5813 t per square kilometre | 0.5354 t per square kilometre | 0.6062 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 rice — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.591 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6769 t per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 t per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.