Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 578,750 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria is 578,750 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 1.85 million An in 1982 and was at its lowest, 535,324 An, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.64 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 million An | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 1.76 million An | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.64 million An | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 1.61 million An | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.58 million An | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.49 million An | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 1.46 million An | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.39 million An | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.33 million An | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.35 million An | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.45 million An | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 1.51 million An | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.52 million An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.62 million An | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.72 million An | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.79 million An | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.80 million An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.82 million An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million An | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.84 million An | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.85 million An | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.82 million An | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.81 million An | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million An | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.73 million An | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.70 million An | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million An | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.64 million An | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.60 million An | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.48 million An | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million An | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 995,836 An | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 767,646 An | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 651,904 An | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 645,446 An | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 593,493 An | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 622,273 An | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 681,741 An | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 690,938 An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 647,568 An | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 640,995 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 698,719 An | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 736,211 An | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 679,552 An | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 629,995 An | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 636,518 An | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 611,024 An | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 574,126 An | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 547,866 An | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 553,697 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 567,528 An | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 535,324 An | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 585,548 An | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 562,362 An | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 561,044 An | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 570,139 An | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 557,750 An | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 543,920 An | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 609,090 An | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 632,890 An | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 600,180 An | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 595,240 An | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 578,750 An | -2.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 578,750 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 578,750 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 million An, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million An | 1.39 million An | 1.78 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 million An | 1.33 million An | 1.82 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 million An | 1.64 million An | 1.85 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 937,453 An | 593,493 An | 1.60 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 654,565 An | 574,126 An | 736,211 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 558,518 An | 535,324 An | 585,548 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,230 An | 578,750 An | 632,890 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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria was 578,750 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 million An in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,324 An in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.