Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.3869 An per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.3869 An per square kilometre for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 2.82 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3869 An per square kilometre, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 68th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.82 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.17 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 2.02 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 1.53 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.639 An per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6398 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5527 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5343 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3882 An per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3869 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3869 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3869 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3869 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4865 An per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3869 An per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4925 An per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre 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% | 1.61 An per square kilometre | 0.639 An per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -27.3% | 0.5343 An per square kilometre | 0.3882 An per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -26.0% | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 1.14 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 An per square kilometre | 1.8 An per square kilometre | 2.82 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 An per square kilometre | 1.12 An per square kilometre | 1.64 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 1.02 An per square kilometre | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 1.61 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4893 An per square kilometre | 0.3869 An per square kilometre | 0.6398 An per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 65 Hungary 0.4054 An per square kilometre compare
- 66 North Macedonia 0.4006 An per square kilometre compare
- 67 Chile 0.3985 An per square kilometre compare
- 69 China 0.3827 An per square kilometre compare
- 70 Jamaica 0.3701 An per square kilometre compare
- 71 Tunisia 0.3681 An per square kilometre 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 horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.3869 An per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3869 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.