Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Chickens — Stocks was 17,177 1000 An in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — stocks in Bulgaria stood at 17,177 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 41,390 1000 An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11,665 1000 An, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,241 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 21,574 1000 An | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 19,845 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 20,500 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 20,117 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 18,998 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 21,443 1000 An | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 25,055 1000 An | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 22,675 1000 An | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 27,329 1000 An | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 31,056 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 31,319 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 32,187 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 34,320 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 32,694 1000 An | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 35,891 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 37,329 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 39,025 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 38,331 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 39,164 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 39,877 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 38,765 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 41,083 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 41,390 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 40,666 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 37,944 1000 An | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 38,466 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 40,232 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 40,471 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 35,033 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 26,998 1000 An | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 20,907 1000 An | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 19,022 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 17,111 1000 An | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 17,822 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 17,349 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 15,127 1000 An | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 13,600 1000 An | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 14,400 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 13,300 1000 An | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 13,000 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 15,700 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 18,736 1000 An | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 18,736 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,160 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 17,205 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17,959 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 16,426 1000 An | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 15,765 1000 An | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 16,002 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14,063 1000 An | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 13,150 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 13,837 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 11,665 1000 An | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 12,970 1000 An | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 14,258 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 17,738 1000 An | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 18,830 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 20,793 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 17,177 1000 An | -17.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 17,177 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,261 1000 An, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 17,177 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,579 1000 An, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,383 1000 An | 18,998 1000 An | 25,055 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,948 1000 An | 27,329 1000 An | 39,025 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,806 1000 An | 37,944 1000 An | 41,390 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,737 1000 An | 13,600 1000 An | 35,033 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,399 1000 An | 13,000 1000 An | 18,736 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,331 1000 An | 11,665 1000 An | 20,793 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,177 1000 An | 17,177 1000 An | 17,177 1000 An | 1 |
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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 chickens — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Chickens — stocks in Bulgaria was 17,177 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 41,390 1000 An in 1984.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,665 1000 An in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for chickens — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Chickens — 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.