Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Bulgaria

Land under cereal production in Bulgaria in 2023 — 1,980,470 ha. Ranked 56 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 21.5%.

2023 1.98M ha +4.2% vs 2022
World rank 56of 180
Period maximum 2.52M ha1961
Period minimum 1.53M ha2007

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Bulgaria, 1961–20231.5M1.75M2M2.25M2.5M2.75M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,521,386 ha1963: 2,425,275 ha1965: 2,310,600 ha1967: 2,213,008 ha1969: 2,154,263 ha1971: 2,222,151 ha1973: 2,098,266 ha1975: 2,246,457 ha1977: 2,240,961 ha1979: 2,186,389 ha1981: 2,080,033 ha1983: 2,133,798 ha1985: 1,846,596 ha1987: 1,969,203 ha1989: 2,164,286 ha1991: 2,251,105 ha1993: 2,267,609 ha1995: 2,131,732 ha1997: 2,054,766 ha1999: 1,771,884 ha2001: 2,096,588 ha2003: 1,608,438 ha2005: 1,723,955 ha2007: 1,533,535 ha2009: 1,829,228 ha2011: 1,769,184 ha2013: 2,006,986 ha2015: 1,835,350 ha2017: 1,729,267 ha2019: 1,927,560 ha2021: 1,956,320 ha2023: 1,980,470 ha
Change over the period: −540,916 (−21.45%) Average annual rate: -0.39 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1.98M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Europe computed 75.45M ha
Land under cereal production — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.98M +79,810 +4.2%
2022 1.9M −55,660 −2.85%
2021 1.96M −9,730 −0.49%
2020 1.97M +38,490 +2%
2019 1.93M +109,790 +6.04%
2018 1.82M +88,503 +5.12%
2017 1.73M −87,369 −4.81%
2016 1.82M −18,714 −1.02%
2015 1.84M −125,350 −6.39%
2014 1.96M −46,286 −2.31%
2013 2.01M +103,821 +5.46%
2012 1.9M +133,981 +7.57%
2011 1.77M −1,190 −0.07%
2010 1.77M −58,854 −3.22%
2009 1.83M +115,736 +6.75%
2008 1.71M +179,957 +11.73%
2007 1.53M −14,926 −0.96%
2006 1.55M −175,494 −10.18%
2005 1.72M −106,169 −5.8%
2004 1.83M +221,686 +13.78%
2003 1.61M −536,637 −25.02%
2002 2.15M +48,487 +2.31%
2001 2.1M +312,666 +17.53%
2000 1.78M +12,038 +0.68%
1999 1.77M −231,372 −11.55%
1998 2M −51,510 −2.51%
1997 2.05M +271,500 +15.22%
1996 1.78M −348,466 −16.35%
1995 2.13M −169,771 −7.38%
1994 2.3M +33,894 +1.49%
1993 2.27M +35,233 +1.58%
1992 2.23M −18,729 −0.83%
1991 2.25M +195,841 +9.53%
1990 2.06M −109,022 −5.04%
1989 2.16M +54,717 +2.59%
1988 2.11M +140,366 +7.13%
1987 1.97M −129,167 −6.16%
1986 2.1M +251,774 +13.63%
1985 1.85M −209,728 −10.2%
1984 2.06M −77,474 −3.63%
1983 2.13M −752 −0.04%
1982 2.13M +54,517 +2.62%
1981 2.08M +15,919 +0.77%
1980 2.06M −122,275 −5.59%
1979 2.19M +44,709 +2.09%
1978 2.14M −99,281 −4.43%
1977 2.24M −28,625 −1.26%
1976 2.27M +23,129 +1.03%
1975 2.25M +171,102 +8.24%
1974 2.08M −22,911 −1.09%
1973 2.1M −103,854 −4.72%
1972 2.2M −20,031 −0.9%
1971 2.22M +49,159 +2.26%
1970 2.17M +18,729 +0.87%
1969 2.15M −12,577 −0.58%
1968 2.17M −46,168 −2.09%
1967 2.21M −115,367 −4.95%
1966 2.33M +17,775 +0.77%
1965 2.31M −138,130 −5.64%
1964 2.45M +23,455 +0.97%
1963 2.43M −26,115 −1.07%
1962 2.45M −69,996 −2.78%
1961 2.52M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.