Sorghum — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sorghum — Area harvested was 5,950 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 5,950 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 24,913 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1974.
Bulgaria ranks 70th of 120 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,700 ha | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 6,000 ha | +62.2% |
| 1964 | 5,700 ha | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 8,400 ha | +47.4% |
| 1966 | 24,913 ha | +196.6% |
| 1967 | 24,806 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 8,363 ha | -66.3% |
| 1969 | 6,959 ha | -16.8% |
| 1970 | 4,174 ha | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 5,267 ha | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 6,732 ha | +27.8% |
| 1973 | 1,486 ha | -77.9% |
| 1974 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 4,500 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,163 ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 4,707 ha | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 3,700 ha | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2,400 ha | -36.8% |
| 1996 | 3,800 ha | +58.3% |
| 1997 | 3,500 ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 3,400 ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,800 ha | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 4,100 ha | +46.4% |
| 2001 | 4,300 ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4,261 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3,539 ha | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 3,049 ha | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 1,590 ha | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 1,181 ha | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 1,634 ha | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 1,770 ha | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 730 ha | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 3,542 ha | +385.2% |
| 2011 | 2,843 ha | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 5,328 ha | +87.4% |
| 2013 | 4,339 ha | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 6,706 ha | +54.6% |
| 2015 | 6,821 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,286 ha | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 4,238 ha | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 8,860 ha | +109.1% |
| 2019 | 7,040 ha | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 3,260 ha | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 1,860 ha | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 2,510 ha | +34.9% |
| 2023 | 3,540 ha | +41.0% |
| 2024 | 5,950 ha | +68.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,950 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 5.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,950 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 3.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +385.2% | 730 ha | 3,542 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,438 ha | 3,700 ha | 24,913 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,766 ha | 0 ha | 6,732 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,677 ha | 2,400 ha | 4,707 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,615 ha | 730 ha | 4,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,300 ha | 2,843 ha | 8,860 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,424 ha | 1,860 ha | 5,950 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 sorghum — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Bulgaria was 5,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24,913 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1974.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Sorghum — 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.