Sunflower seed yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sunflower seed yields was 1.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed 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
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Bulgaria stood at 1.77 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Bulgaria peaked at 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8324 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.9205 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.8324 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 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 sunflower seed yields in Bulgaria?
- Sunflower seed yields in Bulgaria was 1.77 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 sunflower seed yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8324 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Sunflower seed 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.