Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 11.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 11.25 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 12.58 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.73 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.96 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.33 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 10.76 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 10.37 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 10.32 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 9.62 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 9.58 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.39 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 9.16 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 9.16 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.68 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 8.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 8.45 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 8.66 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.75 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.33 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 9.58 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 10.2 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.64 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 9.81 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 10.29 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 10.51 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 10.02 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 11.44 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 11.93 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 8.66 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 10.95 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 10.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 8.73 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.25 ha per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 12.58 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.73 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2004 | 9.56 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.93 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 10.02 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 10.23 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.49 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.42 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 10.48 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.92 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.11 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 11.68 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.19 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.99 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 10.54 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 11.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 11.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11.25 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11.25 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -38.5% | 12.58 ha per square kilometre | 7.73 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +38.5% | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | 12.25 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.46 ha per square kilometre | 9.39 ha per square kilometre | 11.96 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.55 ha per square kilometre | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | 9.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | 8.75 ha per square kilometre | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.41 ha per square kilometre | 8.66 ha per square kilometre | 11.93 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | 7.73 ha per square kilometre | 12.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.95 ha per square kilometre | 10.19 ha per square kilometre | 12.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.13 ha per square kilometre | 11.06 ha per square kilometre | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 11.25 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.