Vetches — Area harvested in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Vetches — Area harvested was 8,455 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Vetches — Area harvested in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vetches — area harvested in Bulgaria is 8,455 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 710.6% on the previous year and up 1,932.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vetches — area harvested in Bulgaria peaked at 57,170 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vetches — Area harvested in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57,170 ha | — |
| 1962 | 38,316 ha | -33.0% |
| 1963 | 28,088 ha | -26.7% |
| 1964 | 29,489 ha | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 26,701 ha | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 22,711 ha | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 20,638 ha | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 11,895 ha | -42.4% |
| 1969 | 8,998 ha | -24.4% |
| 1970 | 8,723 ha | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 5,919 ha | -32.1% |
| 1972 | 3,781 ha | -36.1% |
| 1973 | 2,437 ha | -35.5% |
| 1974 | 1,939 ha | -20.4% |
| 1975 | 1,429 ha | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 1,200 ha | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 823 ha | -31.4% |
| 1978 | 944 ha | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 1,587 ha | +68.1% |
| 1980 | 743 ha | -53.2% |
| 1981 | 969 ha | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 1,238 ha | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 1,142 ha | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 937 ha | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 1,327 ha | +41.6% |
| 1986 | 1,450 ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1,024 ha | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 1,634 ha | +59.6% |
| 1989 | 2,370 ha | +45.0% |
| 1990 | 2,215 ha | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 1,526 ha | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 1,500 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 900 ha | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 713 ha | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 775 ha | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 307 ha | -60.4% |
| 2007 | 416 ha | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 244 ha | -41.3% |
| 2009 | 311 ha | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 300 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 226 ha | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 152 ha | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 550 ha | +261.8% |
| 2014 | 46 ha | -91.6% |
| 2015 | 1,017 ha | +2110.9% |
| 2016 | 1,043 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8,455 ha | +710.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8,455 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 717 ha, 11.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8,455 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,468 ha, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vetches — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2110.9% | 46 ha | 1,017 ha |
| 2017 | +710.6% | 1,043 ha | 8,455 ha |
| 2013 | +261.8% | 152 ha | 550 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,112 ha | 8,998 ha | 57,170 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,878 ha | 823 ha | 8,723 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,283 ha | 743 ha | 2,370 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,247 ha | 0 ha | 2,215 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 718.44 ha | 244 ha | 1,500 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,474 ha | 46 ha | 8,455 ha | 8 |
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 vetches — area harvested in Bulgaria?
- Vetches — area harvested in Bulgaria was 8,455 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vetches — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 57,170 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest vetches — area harvested recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for vetches — area harvested?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2017.
- Is vetches — area harvested rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,932.5%. 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 Vetches — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.