Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 161 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 161 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Bulgaria peaked at 207 kg/An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93 kg/An, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 128th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 116 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 121 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 122 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 130 kg/An | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 138 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 151 kg/An | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 168 kg/An | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 170 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 163 kg/An | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 179 kg/An | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 190 kg/An | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 189 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 196 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 200 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 195 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 188 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 192 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 186 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 187 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 181 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 181 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 185 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 190 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 192 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 197 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 197 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 198 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 204 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 207 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 192 kg/An | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 207 kg/An | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 204 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 184 kg/An | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 157 kg/An | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 187 kg/An | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 176 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 181 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 178 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 181 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 135 kg/An | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 144 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 162 kg/An | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 137 kg/An | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 143 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 140 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 150 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 147 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 149 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 142 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 142 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 143 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 146 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 136 kg/An | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 135 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93 kg/An | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 146 kg/An | +57.0% |
| 2018 | 146 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 152 kg/An | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 151 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 156 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 154 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 174 kg/An | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 161 kg/An | -7.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 161 kg/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 62% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 161 kg/An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +57.0% | 93 kg/An | 146 kg/An |
| 2016 | -31.1% | 135 kg/An | 93 kg/An |
| 2001 | -25.4% | 181 kg/An | 135 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.11 kg/An | 116 kg/An | 170 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 190.2 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 200 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.6 kg/An | 181 kg/An | 204 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.3 kg/An | 157 kg/An | 207 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.8 kg/An | 135 kg/An | 181 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.1 kg/An | 93 kg/An | 152 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.2 kg/An | 151 kg/An | 174 kg/An | 5 |
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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 — yield/carcass weight in Bulgaria?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Bulgaria was 161 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 207 kg/An in 1990.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 kg/An in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Bulgaria ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.