Bulgaria vs Romania: Wheat production
Bulgaria
7.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
9.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Romania rank
19th
Wheat production over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 9.29 million tonnes against 7.09 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.21 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 126 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.27 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.34 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.53 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.47 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.29 million tonnes | 8.00 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.52 million tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 9.29 million tonnes against 7.09 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2.21 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for wheat production?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.