Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 929,150 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — area harvested in Bulgaria stood at 929,150 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 929,150 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 226,087 ha, in 1976.
That places Bulgaria 7th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 232,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 272,000 ha | +17.2% |
| 1963 | 255,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 239,000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 267,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 255,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 268,000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 280,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 287,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 278,349 ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 266,710 ha | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 273,732 ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 252,331 ha | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 262,184 ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 237,989 ha | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 226,087 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 236,968 ha | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 226,522 ha | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 229,862 ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 247,480 ha | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 260,203 ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 253,007 ha | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 261,919 ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 253,216 ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 267,213 ha | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 255,120 ha | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 266,359 ha | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 238,128 ha | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 239,801 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 280,203 ha | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 269,742 ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 475,669 ha | +76.3% |
| 1993 | 469,445 ha | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 495,937 ha | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 586,009 ha | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 499,842 ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 452,863 ha | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 538,777 ha | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 592,165 ha | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 511,015 ha | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 389,742 ha | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 471,013 ha | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 659,632 ha | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 592,765 ha | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 635,003 ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 750,521 ha | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 602,398 ha | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 721,689 ha | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 683,711 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 729,889 ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 747,131 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 780,755 ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 878,637 ha | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 843,644 ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 810,841 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 817,511 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 898,844 ha | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 788,660 ha | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 815,560 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 821,920 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 836,470 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 916,960 ha | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 869,910 ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 929,150 ha | +6.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 929,150 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,035 ha, 54.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 929,150 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,400 ha, 89.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +76.3% | 269,742 ha | 475,669 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261,667 ha | 232,000 ha | 287,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 249,073 ha | 226,087 ha | 278,349 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 254,245 ha | 238,128 ha | 267,213 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 466,065 ha | 269,742 ha | 592,165 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 601,749 ha | 389,742 ha | 750,521 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,147 ha | 729,889 ha | 898,844 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 874,882 ha | 821,920 ha | 929,150 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 4 Argentina 1.84 million ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 971,032 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.26 million ha compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 416,859 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 178,689 ha compare
- 6 Romania 1.24 million ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 63,000 ha compare
- 8 China 780,219 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 780,219 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,539 ha compare
- 10 Spain 754,430 ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 6,756 ha compare
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 sunflower seed — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Bulgaria was 929,150 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 929,150 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,087 ha in 1976.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Sunflower seed — 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.