FAOSTAT · 1961–2017
Lentils, dry production in Bulgaria
In 2017 Bulgaria produced 5,920 t of lentils, dry. Over ten years it grew by 294%. The record was 18,213 t in 1987. Area harvested: 4,471 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2017
- 5,920 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +294%
- Record
- 18,213 t
- 1987
Lentils, dry in Bulgaria, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,920 | −2.5% | 4,471 | 1.32 |
| 2016 | 6,074 | +227% | 3,853 | 1.58 |
| 2015 | 1,860 | +745% | 1,449 | 1.28 |
| 2014 | 220 | −83% | 219 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | 1,302 | −25% | 1,282 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 1,730 | −7.6% | 1,411 | 1.23 |
| 2011 | 1,872 | −30% | 1,686 | 1.11 |
| 2010 | 2,672 | +66% | 2,879 | 0.93 |
| 2009 | 1,607 | +48% | 1,977 | 0.81 |
| 2008 | 1,084 | −28% | 1,085 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 1,503 | −33% | 1,175 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 2,246 | −2.1% | 1,918 | 1.17 |
| 2005 | 2,295 | +40% | 2,064 | 1.11 |
| 2004 | 1,644 | −39% | 2,569 | 0.64 |
| 2003 | 2,679 | +392% | 2,061 | 1.30 |
| 2002 | 544 | −43% | 523 | 1.04 |
| 2001 | 959 | −52% | 913 | 1.05 |
| 2000 | 2,000 | −38% | 3,500 | 0.57 |
| 1999 | 3,200 | +0.8% | 3,500 | 0.91 |
| 1998 | 3,176 | +19% | 4,302 | 0.74 |
| 1997 | 2,676 | +34% | 3,800 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 2,000 | −5.3% | 3,400 | 0.59 |
| 1995 | 2,113 | +126% | 2,301 | 0.92 |
| 1994 | 936 | +5.1% | 1,862 | 0.50 |
| 1993 | 891 | −21% | 1,702 | 0.52 |
| 1992 | 1,123 | +65% | 1,697 | 0.66 |
| 1991 | 679 | −82% | 3,907 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 3,686 | −39% | 7,720 | 0.48 |
| 1989 | 6,088 | −60% | 12,174 | 0.50 |
| 1988 | 15,391 | −15% | 20,665 | 0.74 |
| 1987 | 18,213 | +56% | 18,167 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 11,707 | +13% | 17,987 | 0.65 |
| 1985 | 10,318 | +17% | 13,696 | 0.75 |
| 1984 | 8,854 | +159% | 9,842 | 0.90 |
| 1983 | 3,416 | −60% | 15,140 | 0.23 |
| 1982 | 8,549 | +94% | 9,993 | 0.86 |
| 1981 | 4,400 | +193% | 7,600 | 0.58 |
| 1980 | 1,500 | +849% | 2,200 | 0.68 |
| 1979 | 158 | −50% | 1,228 | 0.13 |
| 1978 | 315 | +63% | 787 | 0.40 |
| 1977 | 193 | −22% | 753 | 0.26 |
| 1976 | 248 | +39% | 488 | 0.51 |
| 1975 | 178 | −59% | 1,472 | 0.12 |
| 1974 | 439 | −68% | 1,494 | 0.29 |
| 1973 | 1,374 | +47% | 2,385 | 0.58 |
| 1972 | 933 | −35% | 3,066 | 0.30 |
| 1971 | 1,430 | −39% | 4,286 | 0.33 |
| 1970 | 2,349 | −25% | 5,122 | 0.46 |
| 1969 | 3,120 | +145% | 4,232 | 0.74 |
| 1968 | 1,274 | −63% | 4,807 | 0.27 |
| 1967 | 3,425 | −14% | 5,509 | 0.62 |
| 1966 | 3,963 | +94% | 7,941 | 0.50 |
| 1965 | 2,039 | +3.8% | 4,371 | 0.47 |
| 1964 | 1,964 | +86% | 2,645 | 0.74 |
| 1963 | 1,057 | +46% | 1,800 | 0.59 |
| 1962 | 723 | −41% | 2,318 | 0.31 |
| 1961 | 1,218 | — | 2,821 | 0.43 |
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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.