Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 61,063 1000 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria is 61,063 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria peaked at 180,240 1000 An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 30,300 1000 An, in 1963.
That places Bulgaria 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,700 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 30,400 1000 An | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 30,300 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 33,400 1000 An | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 37,000 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 40,400 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 51,700 1000 An | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 58,200 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 65,300 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 77,300 1000 An | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 92,500 1000 An | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 89,800 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 94,400 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 109,400 1000 An | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 109,412 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 111,649 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 131,614 1000 An | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 144,201 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 143,372 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 134,975 1000 An | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 136,702 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 143,541 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 146,325 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 151,519 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 141,178 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 170,525 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 174,528 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 162,900 1000 An | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 180,240 1000 An | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 162,873 1000 An | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 84,489 1000 An | -48.1% |
| 1992 | 74,999 1000 An | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 67,298 1000 An | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 62,211 1000 An | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 66,090 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 68,830 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 69,421 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 73,268 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 69,569 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 69,816 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 72,641 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 78,908 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 43,740 1000 An | -44.6% |
| 2004 | 48,130 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 57,177 1000 An | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 60,214 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 66,627 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 61,055 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 73,926 1000 An | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 58,448 1000 An | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 54,644 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 57,112 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 52,244 1000 An | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 53,018 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 55,834 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 56,344 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55,720 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 57,980 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 57,040 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57,314 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56,986 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 56,536 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 57,966 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 61,063 1000 An | +5.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 61,063 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 61,063 1000 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,517 1000 An, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,044 1000 An | 30,300 1000 An | 65,300 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 110,365 1000 An | 77,300 1000 An | 144,201 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,243 1000 An | 134,975 1000 An | 180,240 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,905 1000 An | 62,211 1000 An | 162,873 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,223 1000 An | 43,740 1000 An | 78,908 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,838 1000 An | 52,244 1000 An | 58,448 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,973 1000 An | 56,536 1000 An | 61,063 1000 An | 5 |
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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bulgaria was 61,063 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 180,240 1000 An in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,300 1000 An in 1963.
- How does Bulgaria rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bulgaria ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.