Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 63.14 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.14 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
6th
of 110 countries
All-time high
67.64 t per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
16.29 t per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 63.14 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 67.64 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.29 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 6th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.44 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 18.89 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 17.12 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 19.17 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 26.42 t per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1966 | 28.87 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 29.41 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 23.04 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1969 | 23.22 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 27.4 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 27.97 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 32.37 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 29.45 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 27.43 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 27.08 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 31.73 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 30.59 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 31.33 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 30.32 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 34.77 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 40.16 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 44.41 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 32.62 t per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1984 | 43.71 t per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1985 | 27.73 t per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1986 | 39.11 t per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1987 | 37.5 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 42.87 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 49.04 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 47.84 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 40.65 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 31.12 t per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 32.71 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 33.94 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 31.05 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 16.29 t per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 1997 | 32.31 t per square kilometre | +98.4% |
| 1998 | 28.96 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 23.89 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 25.14 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 36.86 t per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2002 | 37.89 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 18.42 t per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2004 | 36.42 t per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 2005 | 32.01 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 30.4 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 22.01 t per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 42.65 t per square kilometre | +93.8% |
| 2009 | 36.63 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 37.72 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 41.07 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 41.04 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.71 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 49.25 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 46.16 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 52.16 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 56.49 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 54.85 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 58.21 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 44.66 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 67.64 t per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 2022 | 59.39 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 63.14 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 63.14 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.68 t per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 63.14 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.25 t per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.73 t per square kilometre | 17.12 t per square kilometre | 29.41 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.57 t per square kilometre | 27.08 t per square kilometre | 32.37 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.19 t per square kilometre | 27.73 t per square kilometre | 49.04 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.87 t per square kilometre | 16.29 t per square kilometre | 47.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.84 t per square kilometre | 18.42 t per square kilometre | 42.65 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.77 t per square kilometre | 37.72 t per square kilometre | 58.21 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.71 t per square kilometre | 44.66 t per square kilometre | 67.64 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 63.14 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.64 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.29 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production 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 — Production 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.