Agriculture & Rural in Bulgaria

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% 2024 down 51.0% 109th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% 2024 down 31.5% 135th
Rural population 25.8% 2025 down 4.0% 140th
Rural population growth -1.0% 2025 up 26.5% 167th
Rural population 1.66 million 2025 down 11.6% 108th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% 2025 down 39.1% 145th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ 2025 up 57.0% 104th
Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares 2023 down 1.3% 57th
Cereal yield 5,224 kg per hectare 2023 up 14.5% 39th
Cereal production 10.35 million metric tons 2023 up 13.0% 38th
Fertilizer consumption 128.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 17.6% 70th
Land area 108,560 sq. km 2023 unchanged 102nd
Agricultural land 50,030 sq. km 2023 up 0.2% 88th
Agricultural land 46.1% 2023 up 0.2% 73rd
Arable land 3.49 million hectares 2023 up 0.2% 64th
Permanent cropland 1.3% 2023 up 0.8% 111th
Arable land 32.1% 2023 up 0.2% 26th
Arable land 0.5408 hectares per person 2023 up 11.3% 14th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 2.7% 2025 down 36.4% 134th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 6.5% 2025 down 29.0% 131st
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 4.7% 2025 down 31.1% 134th
Average precipitation in depth 608 mm per year 2022 unchanged 131st
Crop production index 102.66 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 31.6% 115th
Food production index 100.74 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 20.1% 132nd
Livestock production index 89.23 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 15.5% 176th
Forest area 36.2% 2023 up 3.6% 84th
Forest area 39,320 sq. km 2023 up 3.6% 77th
Fertilizer consumption 82.7% 2023 down 35.5% 67th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 13.3% 2022 down 19.7% 141st
Surface area 110,997 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 105th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 up 10.3% 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 0.6% 2023 down 68.8% 71st