Sour cherries — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sour cherries — Area harvested was 1,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sour cherries — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sour cherries — area harvested in Bulgaria is 1,000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sour cherries — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 4,600 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 460 ha, in 1961.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 40 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.
Sour cherries — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 460 ha | — |
| 1962 | 600 ha | +30.4% |
| 1963 | 680 ha | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 740 ha | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 980 ha | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 1,500 ha | +36.4% |
| 1969 | 1,200 ha | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 1,400 ha | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,300 ha | +27.8% |
| 1978 | 2,600 ha | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,300 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 4,400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 3,800 ha | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 3,700 ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 3,900 ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 4,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 3,800 ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 4,400 ha | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 4,600 ha | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 4,300 ha | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 4,144 ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 4,253 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4,173 ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,204 ha | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 2,673 ha | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 2,500 ha | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 2,613 ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,518 ha | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 4,579 ha | +83.2% |
| 2001 | 3,409 ha | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 2,758 ha | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 1,479 ha | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 1,546 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,467 ha | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1,518 ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,294 ha | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 1,329 ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,363 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,575 ha | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1,624 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,470 ha | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1,441 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 958 ha | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 1,207 ha | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 1,137 ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,074 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1,180 ha | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1,330 ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 1,100 ha | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 1,180 ha | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,110 ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 930 ha | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 1,000 ha | +7.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1,000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 901.5 ha, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1,000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 180 ha, 5.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 917.78 ha | 460 ha | 1,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,850 ha | 1,000 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,890 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,388 ha | 2,500 ha | 4,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,074 ha | 1,294 ha | 4,579 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,300 ha | 958 ha | 1,624 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,064 ha | 930 ha | 1,180 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 sour cherries — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Sour cherries — area harvested in Bulgaria was 1,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 ha in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sour cherries — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sour cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Sour cherries — Area harvested. 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.