Poultry Birds — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 18,923 1000 An in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 18,923 1000 An for poultry birds — stocks in 2020.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 43,075 1000 An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 13,171 1000 An, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,366 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 22,800 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 20,968 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 21,900 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 21,927 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 20,845 1000 An | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 23,637 1000 An | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 27,726 1000 An | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 24,874 1000 An | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 29,590 1000 An | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 33,706 1000 An | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 34,087 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34,778 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 36,931 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 35,078 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 38,049 1000 An | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 39,493 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 41,072 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 40,286 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 40,997 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 41,628 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 40,555 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 42,846 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 43,075 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 42,271 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 39,227 1000 An | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 39,732 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 41,424 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 41,805 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 36,338 1000 An | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 27,998 1000 An | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 21,707 1000 An | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 19,872 1000 An | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 18,211 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 19,126 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 18,609 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 16,227 1000 An | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 14,780 1000 An | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 15,700 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 15,000 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14,950 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 18,000 1000 An | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 21,466 1000 An | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 21,552 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19,495 1000 An | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 19,488 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,134 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 18,674 1000 An | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 17,530 1000 An | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 17,354 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,905 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 14,627 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 15,207 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 13,171 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 14,553 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 15,531 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 18,915 1000 An | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 20,542 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 22,250 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 18,923 1000 An | -15.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 18,923 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,920 1000 An, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 18,923 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,071 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,116 1000 An | 20,845 1000 An | 27,726 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,307 1000 An | 29,590 1000 An | 41,072 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,356 1000 An | 39,227 1000 An | 43,075 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,857 1000 An | 14,780 1000 An | 36,338 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,629 1000 An | 14,950 1000 An | 21,552 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,806 1000 An | 13,171 1000 An | 22,250 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,923 1000 An | 18,923 1000 An | 18,923 1000 An | 1 |
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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 poultry birds — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Bulgaria was 18,923 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 43,075 1000 An in 1984.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,171 1000 An in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Poultry Birds — Stocks. 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.