Area under organic farming in Bulgaria

Organic farming covered 4.0% of agricultural land in Bulgaria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: Area under organic farming Unit: % of utilised agricultural area Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2024 4.0% % of utilised agricultural area
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 3.0%
European Union, 2020 9.1%e (Estimated) Official aggregate Not the same period as Bulgaria (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 9.5% Middle value of 25 countries
Position in 2024 26th of 32 See the full ranking

Area under organic farming in Bulgaria over time

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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Area under organic farming (% of utilised agricultural area), 2005 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 4.0% –
2023 3.0% –
2022 2.2% –
2021 1.7% –
2020 2.3% 9.1%e (estimated)
2019 2.3% 8.5%e (estimated)
2018 2.6% 8.0%e (estimated)
2017 2.7% 7.5%
2016 3.2% 7.1%
2015 2.4% 6.6%
2014 1.0% 6.1%
2013 1.1% 5.9%
2012 0.8% 5.9%
2011 0.5% –
2010 0.5% –
2009 0.2% –
2008 0.3% –
2007 0.3% –
2006 0.1% –
2005 0.2%e (estimated) –

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 3.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.0%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 26th highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_02_40 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_UAA crops=UAAXK0000 agprdmet=TOTAL
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
4 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat