Rye yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Rye yields was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Bulgaria stood at 2.1 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Bulgaria peaked at 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8211 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8211 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Bulgaria?
- Rye yields in Bulgaria was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8211 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bulgaria rank for rye yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.