Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1854 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria stood at 0.1854 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1894 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1034 ha per person, in 1977.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1666 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1564 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1473 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1468 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1398 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1383 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1281 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1267 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1232 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1194 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1187 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.112 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1083 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1042 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1046 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1048 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1034 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1061 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1085 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1092 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1161 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1188 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1262 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1257 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1191 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1258 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.121 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1316 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1282 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1334 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.139 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1297 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1494 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1563 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1405 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1145 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1458 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1383 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1177 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1198 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1692 ha per person | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1746 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1082 ha per person | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1347 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1439 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1277 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1442 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1484 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1676 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.153 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1548 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1622 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1836 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1792 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1583 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.173 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1682 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1806 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1812 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1832 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1854 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1866 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1894 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1854 ha per person | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1854 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1854 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.3% | 0.1198 ha per person | 0.1692 ha per person |
| 2003 | -38.1% | 0.1746 ha per person | 0.1082 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1415 ha per person | 0.1232 ha per person | 0.1666 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.109 ha per person | 0.1034 ha per person | 0.1194 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1222 ha per person | 0.1092 ha per person | 0.1316 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1365 ha per person | 0.1145 ha per person | 0.1563 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1438 ha per person | 0.1082 ha per person | 0.1746 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1694 ha per person | 0.153 ha per person | 0.1836 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.186 ha per person | 0.1832 ha per person | 0.1894 ha per person | 5 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.1854 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1894 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1034 ha per person in 1977.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.