Sugar beet yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sugar beet yields was 12.68 tonnes per hectare in 2007. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet yields in Bulgaria, 1961–2007
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar beet yields in Bulgaria is 12.68 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Bulgaria peaked at 40.28 tonnes per hectare in 1966 and was at its lowest, 9.11 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
That places Bulgaria 62nd out of 65 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.04 tonnes per hectare | 17.11 tonnes per hectare | 40.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.72 tonnes per hectare | 23.15 tonnes per hectare | 35.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.47 tonnes per hectare | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | 26.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | 22.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4 tonnes per hectare | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | 24.35 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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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 sugar beet yields in Bulgaria?
- Sugar beet yields in Bulgaria was 12.68 tonnes per hectare in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.28 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sugar beet yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 65 countries with data for 2007.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.