Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
85th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.63 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.2739 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria is 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria peaked at 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2739 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Bulgaria 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2865 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2748 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2739 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3019 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3344 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3652 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4673 1000 An per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5261 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5903 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6987 1000 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8361 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8117 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8533 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9889 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.989 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 1.3 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.3 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.3 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.37 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.28 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.54 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 1.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7521 1000 An per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6684 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5966 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5423 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5695 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5966 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6056 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6418 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6056 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6056 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6327 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6976 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3719 1000 An per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4088 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4799 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5018 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5184 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6347 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4864 1000 An per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4475 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4728 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4288 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4331 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4647 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4659 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4613 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4742 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4745 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4704 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4759 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4633 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.852 1000 An per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.38 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2739 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5903 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9976 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6987 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.3 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7051 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.5423 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5421 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3719 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.6976 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4609 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4288 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4864 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4691 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4633 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4759 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5077 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 83 Dominica 0.496 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 84 Senegal 0.4762 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 86 New Zealand 0.4606 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Armenia 0.4514 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 88 Ghana 0.4207 1000 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria was 0.4667 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 1000 An per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Bulgaria rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.