Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Horses — Stocks was 42,000 An in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Bulgaria is 42,000 An, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 311,691 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42,000 An, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 311,691 An | — |
| 1962 | 300,764 An | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 277,393 An | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 256,344 An | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 248,861 An | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 240,192 An | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 229,497 An | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 223,829 An | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 199,312 An | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 181,555 An | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 169,499 An | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 158,669 An | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 148,249 An | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 141,873 An | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 137,351 An | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 133,304 An | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 127,791 An | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 125,804 An | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 123,719 An | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 119,943 An | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 119,732 An | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 118,729 An | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 118,559 An | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 118,533 An | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 118,089 An | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 119,558 An | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 121,437 An | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 122,815 An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 121,994 An | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 118,902 An | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 115,425 An | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 114,267 An | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 113,708 An | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 113,180 An | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 133,045 An | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 150,521 An | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 170,469 An | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 126,204 An | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 133,370 An | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 141,025 An | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 140,311 An | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 150,690 An | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 126,321 An | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 126,321 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 135,000 An | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 148,000 An | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 155,000 An | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 168,270 An | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 175,091 An | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 69,374 An | -60.4% |
| 2011 | 69,462 An | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 60,000 An | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 58,000 An | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 42,141 An | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 42,000 An | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 42,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 42,000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -60.4% | 175,091 An | 69,374 An |
| 2014 | -27.3% | 58,000 An | 42,141 An |
| 1998 | -26.0% | 170,469 An | 126,204 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 254,209 An | 199,312 An | 311,691 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 144,781 An | 123,719 An | 181,555 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,939 An | 118,089 An | 122,815 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,909 An | 113,180 An | 170,469 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,603 An | 126,321 An | 175,091 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,122 An | 42,000 An | 69,462 An | 8 |
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 horses — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Horses — stocks in Bulgaria was 42,000 An in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 311,691 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 An in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for horses — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. 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 Horses — 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.