Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 1.01 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Bulgaria stood at 1.01 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Bulgaria peaked at 7.67 million An in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million An, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 78th of 185 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.58 million An | — |
| 1962 | 7.04 million An | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 7.45 million An | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 7.60 million An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 7.62 million An | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7.47 million An | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 7.28 million An | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 6.89 million An | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 6.80 million An | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 6.84 million An | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.87 million An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.86 million An | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.80 million An | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.81 million An | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.00 million An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.84 million An | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 7.01 million An | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.07 million An | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.17 million An | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 7.35 million An | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 7.56 million An | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 7.67 million An | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.62 million An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 7.41 million An | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 6.92 million An | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 6.66 million An | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.37 million An | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 6.30 million An | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.99 million An | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 5.98 million An | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.64 million An | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 5.06 million An | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 4.14 million An | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 3.69 million An | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.35 million An | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 3.13 million An | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.08 million An | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.28 million An | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.29 million An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.20 million An | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.60 million An | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 2.22 million An | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2.36 million An | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.24 million An | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.30 million An | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.08 million An | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million An | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million An | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million An | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million An | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million An | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million An | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million An | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million An | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million An | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million An | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million An | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million An | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million An | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million An | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million An | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million An | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million An | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million An | -10.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.01 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.01 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 570,352 An, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.19 million An | 6.58 million An | 7.62 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.93 million An | 6.80 million An | 7.17 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.98 million An | 5.99 million An | 7.67 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 million An | 3.08 million An | 5.98 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million An | 1.78 million An | 3.20 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million An | 1.44 million An | 1.68 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million An | 1.01 million An | 1.48 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7824 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Bulgaria?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Bulgaria was 1.01 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 million An in 1982.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million An in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. 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.