Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Goats — Stocks was 150,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Bulgaria stood at 150,000 An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 1.05 million An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 150,000 An, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 104th out of 182 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.
Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 246,495 An | — |
| 1962 | 264,574 An | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 285,676 An | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 352,836 An | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 421,819 An | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 435,638 An | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 409,032 An | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 384,176 An | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 376,295 An | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 350,202 An | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 335,109 An | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 318,441 An | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 301,515 An | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 285,891 An | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 299,014 An | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 320,602 An | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 308,076 An | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 326,034 An | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 373,765 An | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 432,791 An | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 467,217 An | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 490,209 An | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 502,338 An | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 505,567 An | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 473,626 An | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 460,012 An | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 441,213 An | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 428,340 An | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 435,627 An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 432,923 An | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 498,087 An | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 552,736 An | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 611,225 An | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 676,432 An | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 795,436 An | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 833,325 An | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 848,742 An | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 966,114 An | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million An | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.05 million An | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 970,274 An | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 675,292 An | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 754,473 An | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 725,308 An | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 718,120 An | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 608,426 An | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 549,076 An | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 495,484 An | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 429,834 An | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 360,822 An | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 356,334 An | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 341,362 An | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 293,639 An | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 289,308 An | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 292,644 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 276,919 An | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 237,543 An | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 271,740 An | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 228,490 An | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 253,400 An | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 215,000 An | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 184,020 An | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 174,950 An | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 150,000 An | -14.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 150,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,300 An, 4.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 150,000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86,796 An, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 352,949 An | 246,495 An | 435,638 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 321,865 An | 285,891 An | 373,765 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 463,694 An | 428,340 An | 505,567 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 726,263 An | 432,923 An | 1.05 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 697,258 An | 429,834 An | 1.05 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 294,880 An | 228,490 An | 360,822 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,474 An | 150,000 An | 253,400 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 101 Kuwait 220,640 An compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 201,472 An compare
- 103 Germany 168,300 An compare
- 105 Serbia and Montenegro 138,604 An compare
- 106 China, Taiwan Province of 122,316 An compare
- 107 Comoros 121,233 An compare
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 goats — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Goats — stocks in Bulgaria was 150,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million An in 1999.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 An in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for goats — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — 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.