Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value was 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Bulgaria is 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Bulgaria peaked at 3.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 67th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.38 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 2.23 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 2.61 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 2.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.87 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 2.99 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 3.05 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.05 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.83 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 3.1 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 3.06 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.1 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.74 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 3.07 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 2.57 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 2.65 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 2.55 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.9 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 3.05 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 3.11 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.33 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 3.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 3.51 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 3.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 2.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 2.82 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.93 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 2.11 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 2.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6375 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6125 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5143 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5761 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6352 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6102 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4708 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4938 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4622 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.518 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5076 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5689 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.415 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3958 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3509 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3817 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -18.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2591 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3379 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -70.5% | 2.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6375 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.05 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.89 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.09 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.55 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.93 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7176 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.4622 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4313 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.5689 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 64 Georgia 0.3357 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 65 Slovenia 0.3297 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Haiti 0.3268 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2885 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 69 Norway 0.2865 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Eritrea 0.2614 1000 Int$ 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Bulgaria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Bulgaria was 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3128 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.