Chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0149 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0149 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0212 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 tonnes per person, in 1963.
That places Bulgaria 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -44.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0149 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 74% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0149 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -49.7% | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | -44.3% | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7824 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0149 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.