Wheat yields in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wheat yields was 5.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Bulgaria, 1911–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Bulgaria stood at 5.93 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Bulgaria peaked at 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.62 tonnes per hectare, in 1911.
That places Bulgaria 17th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 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 wheat yields in Bulgaria?
- Wheat yields in Bulgaria was 5.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 tonnes per hectare in 1911.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wheat yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.