FAOSTAT · 1961–2021
Flax, raw or retted production in Bulgaria
In 2021 Bulgaria produced 710 t of flax, raw or retted. Over ten years it grew by 655%. The record was 6,302 t in 1967. Area harvested: 390 ha, yield 1.8 t/ha.
- Production, 2021
- 710 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +655%
- Record
- 6,302 t
- 1967
Flax, raw or retted in Bulgaria, 1961–2021 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 710 | — | 390 | 1.82 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2017 | 92 | −2.1% | 40 | 2.30 |
| 2016 | 94 | +3.3% | 41 | 2.29 |
| 2015 | 91 | +23% | 40 | 2.28 |
| 2014 | 74 | −26% | 32 | 2.31 |
| 2013 | 100 | +22% | 40 | 2.50 |
| 2012 | 82 | −13% | 37 | 2.22 |
| 2011 | 94 | +8.0% | 44 | 2.14 |
| 2010 | 87 | −60% | 42 | 2.07 |
| 2009 | 215 | +187% | 107 | 2.01 |
| 2008 | 75 | −25% | 38 | 1.97 |
| 2007 | 100 | — | 50 | 2.00 |
| 2006 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2005 | 200 | −4.3% | 120 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | 209 | −29% | 125 | 1.67 |
| 2003 | 295 | +12% | 117 | 2.52 |
| 2002 | 264 | +53% | 145 | 1.82 |
| 2001 | 172 | +19% | 94 | 1.83 |
| 2000 | 144 | +36% | 96 | 1.50 |
| 1999 | 106 | +51% | 78 | 1.36 |
| 1998 | 70 | +536% | 58 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | 11 | +57% | 11 | 1.00 |
| 1996 | 7 | −81% | 49 | 0.14 |
| 1995 | 36 | +1,700% | 346 | 0.10 |
| 1994 | 2 | +100% | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 1 | −100% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 763 | −22% | 251 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 982 | −48% | 2,007 | 0.49 |
| 1990 | 1,873 | +90% | 2,806 | 0.67 |
| 1989 | 986 | −29% | 2,165 | 0.46 |
| 1988 | 1,393 | +8.8% | 3,138 | 0.44 |
| 1987 | 1,280 | +3.8% | 3,864 | 0.33 |
| 1986 | 1,233 | −29% | 4,525 | 0.27 |
| 1985 | 1,748 | −6.8% | 5,853 | 0.30 |
| 1984 | 1,876 | +41% | 6,034 | 0.31 |
| 1983 | 1,328 | +11% | 5,618 | 0.24 |
| 1982 | 1,192 | −53% | 6,120 | 0.19 |
| 1981 | 2,555 | +74% | 6,236 | 0.41 |
| 1980 | 1,472 | +47% | 5,625 | 0.26 |
| 1979 | 1,002 | −42% | 4,526 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 1,725 | +38% | 4,804 | 0.36 |
| 1977 | 1,246 | −57% | 4,353 | 0.29 |
| 1976 | 2,891 | +1.1% | 6,621 | 0.44 |
| 1975 | 2,859 | −9.7% | 5,878 | 0.49 |
| 1974 | 3,165 | +37% | 6,576 | 0.48 |
| 1973 | 2,305 | −34% | 7,017 | 0.33 |
| 1972 | 3,485 | −22% | 8,354 | 0.42 |
| 1971 | 4,464 | +9.5% | 9,197 | 0.49 |
| 1970 | 4,076 | +50% | 9,002 | 0.45 |
| 1969 | 2,712 | −9.9% | 9,775 | 0.28 |
| 1968 | 3,011 | −52% | 12,305 | 0.24 |
| 1967 | 6,302 | +30% | 11,237 | 0.56 |
| 1966 | 4,859 | +63% | 9,038 | 0.54 |
| 1965 | 2,988 | −19% | 8,902 | 0.34 |
| 1964 | 3,691 | +48% | 8,568 | 0.43 |
| 1963 | 2,490 | +25% | 8,385 | 0.30 |
| 1962 | 2,000 | −35% | 8,249 | 0.24 |
| 1961 | 3,100 | — | 7,640 | 0.41 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.