Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 118,640 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria is 118,640 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria peaked at 703,640 An in 1985 and was at its lowest, 95,054 An, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 455,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 550,000 An | +20.9% |
| 1963 | 581,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 518,000 An | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 475,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 539,665 An | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 498,618 An | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 537,506 An | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 523,462 An | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 461,706 An | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 410,861 An | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 456,544 An | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 504,553 An | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 474,106 An | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 463,559 An | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 531,040 An | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 593,320 An | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 609,856 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 628,520 An | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 677,615 An | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 667,102 An | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 683,290 An | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 676,808 An | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 678,542 An | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 703,640 An | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 658,370 An | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 651,389 An | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 615,476 An | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 610,922 An | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 585,982 An | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 564,216 An | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 650,124 An | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 571,000 An | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 485,902 An | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 412,094 An | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 422,200 An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 319,500 An | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 303,300 An | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 345,800 An | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 335,900 An | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 160,100 An | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 165,860 An | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 177,571 An | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 224,930 An | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 210,001 An | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 164,295 An | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 145,163 An | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 135,915 An | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 148,282 An | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 139,465 An | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 147,957 An | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 144,691 An | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 132,976 An | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 129,320 An | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 138,113 An | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 189,874 An | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 119,310 An | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 118,372 An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 120,740 An | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 115,496 An | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 124,825 An | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 135,965 An | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 95,054 An | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 118,640 An | +24.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 118,640 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 149,497 An, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 118,640 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 363,767 An, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519,806 An | 455,000 An | 581,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 513,406 An | 410,861 An | 628,520 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 662,315 An | 610,922 An | 703,640 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 466,012 An | 303,300 An | 650,124 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 186,802 An | 135,915 An | 335,900 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,082 An | 118,372 An | 189,874 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,996 An | 95,054 An | 135,965 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria was 118,640 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 703,640 An in 1985.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,054 An in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.