Pumpkins and squash production in Bulgaria
In 2024 Bulgaria produced 15,500 t of pumpkins and squash, the 80th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 188,773 t in 1961. Area harvested: 1,480 ha, yield 10.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 15,500 t
- World rank
- 80 of 124
- 10-year change
- −11%
- Record
- 188,773 t
- 1961
Pumpkins and squash in Bulgaria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,500 | +25% | 1,480 | 10.47 |
| 2023 | 12,390 | −9.2% | 860 | 14.41 |
| 2022 | 13,640 | −19% | 970 | 14.06 |
| 2021 | 16,900 | −6.5% | 1,750 | 9.66 |
| 2020 | 18,070 | +45% | 1,740 | 10.39 |
| 2019 | 12,460 | −53% | 1,350 | 9.23 |
| 2018 | 26,320 | +18% | 1,680 | 15.67 |
| 2017 | 22,367 | −83% | 2,117 | 10.57 |
| 2016 | 132,937 | +428% | 11,761 | 11.30 |
| 2015 | 25,199 | +45% | 2,442 | 10.32 |
| 2014 | 17,363 | −11% | 1,228 | 14.14 |
| 2013 | 19,446 | +124% | 970 | 20.05 |
| 2012 | 8,664 | +960% | 529 | 16.38 |
| 2011 | 817 | −94% | 62 | 13.18 |
| 2010 | 14,754 | +247% | 987 | 14.95 |
| 2009 | 4,250 | −0.5% | 226 | 18.81 |
| 2008 | 4,273 | −3.1% | 260 | 16.43 |
| 2007 | 4,411 | +41% | 272 | 16.22 |
| 2006 | 3,135 | −16% | 232 | 13.51 |
| 2005 | 3,712 | −77% | 220 | 16.87 |
| 2004 | 16,023 | +1.7% | 1,164 | 13.77 |
| 2003 | 15,752 | −33% | 1,350 | 11.67 |
| 2002 | 23,485 | +79% | 3,593 | 6.54 |
| 2001 | 13,086 | −56% | 2,777 | 4.71 |
| 2000 | 30,000 | −14% | 3,500 | 8.57 |
| 1999 | 35,000 | −26% | 3,600 | 9.72 |
| 1998 | 47,046 | +40% | 3,558 | 13.22 |
| 1997 | 33,500 | −23% | 3,800 | 8.82 |
| 1996 | 43,634 | −4.3% | 4,057 | 10.76 |
| 1995 | 45,575 | +78% | 4,000 | 11.39 |
| 1994 | 25,542 | −27% | 2,773 | 9.21 |
| 1993 | 34,883 | +5.6% | 3,573 | 9.76 |
| 1992 | 33,026 | −49% | 2,319 | 14.24 |
| 1991 | 65,111 | +16% | 2,708 | 24.04 |
| 1990 | 55,981 | −7.5% | 2,712 | 20.64 |
| 1989 | 60,494 | −13% | 2,901 | 20.85 |
| 1988 | 69,268 | +4.5% | 3,200 | 21.65 |
| 1987 | 66,283 | +7.7% | 2,828 | 23.44 |
| 1986 | 61,540 | +29% | 2,322 | 26.50 |
| 1985 | 47,550 | −19% | 2,225 | 21.37 |
| 1984 | 58,590 | +14% | 2,480 | 23.63 |
| 1983 | 51,560 | +9.3% | 2,505 | 20.58 |
| 1982 | 47,168 | +36% | 2,275 | 20.73 |
| 1981 | 34,757 | −5.5% | 2,260 | 15.38 |
| 1980 | 36,773 | +11% | 2,569 | 14.31 |
| 1979 | 33,023 | +27% | 1,924 | 17.16 |
| 1978 | 25,998 | +0.1% | 1,730 | 15.03 |
| 1977 | 25,966 | −35% | 1,773 | 14.65 |
| 1976 | 40,000 | −33% | 1,700 | 23.53 |
| 1975 | 60,000 | −22% | 1,800 | 33.33 |
| 1974 | 77,122 | −29% | 1,983 | 38.89 |
| 1973 | 107,909 | −19% | 2,394 | 45.07 |
| 1972 | 133,573 | −7.7% | 2,825 | 47.28 |
| 1971 | 144,736 | +30% | 3,159 | 45.82 |
| 1970 | 111,658 | +5.8% | 2,839 | 39.33 |
| 1969 | 105,546 | +76% | 3,323 | 31.76 |
| 1968 | 60,011 | −55% | 3,269 | 18.36 |
| 1967 | 132,469 | −16% | 3,088 | 42.90 |
| 1966 | 158,224 | +116% | 3,223 | 49.09 |
| 1965 | 73,281 | −58% | 3,446 | 21.27 |
| 1964 | 173,720 | +8.0% | 4,250 | 40.88 |
| 1963 | 160,903 | −1.1% | 3,607 | 44.61 |
| 1962 | 162,689 | −14% | 5,127 | 31.73 |
| 1961 | 188,773 | — | 4,850 | 38.92 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 826 t USD 1.1 m
- Exporter rank
- 48 of 122
- Imports
- 8,045 t USD 6.5 m
- Importer rank
- 25 of 140
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.

