Soybean yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Soybean yields was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.09 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
The figure is down 34.3% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Bulgaria peaked at 2.41 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4349 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Bulgaria ranks 80th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.8301 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.519 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9009 tonnes per hectare | 0.5379 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6018 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.7903 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 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 soybean yields in Bulgaria?
- Soybean yields in Bulgaria was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4349 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bulgaria rank for soybean yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.