Chicken meat production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chicken meat production was 95,990 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 95,990 tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Bulgaria peaked at 188,448 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 36,312 tonnes, in 1963.
That places Bulgaria 90th out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,428 tonnes | 36,312 tonnes | 78,337 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,694 tonnes | 92,712 tonnes | 162,229 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,785 tonnes | 145,426 tonnes | 188,448 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,301 tonnes | 81,701 tonnes | 181,770 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,037 tonnes | 59,865 tonnes | 120,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,398 tonnes | 76,776 tonnes | 88,970 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,938 tonnes | 86,900 tonnes | 95,990 tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Bulgaria?
- Chicken meat production in Bulgaria was 95,990 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 188,448 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,312 tonnes in 1963.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chicken meat production?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.