Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 189,590 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 189,590 An for raw milk of cattle — milk animals in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Bulgaria peaked at 701,734 An in 1981 and was at its lowest, 189,590 An, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 109th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 527,600 An | — |
| 1962 | 533,695 An | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 507,180 An | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 502,540 An | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 566,819 An | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 512,887 An | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 525,017 An | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 519,366 An | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 523,003 An | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 545,552 An | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 566,562 An | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 578,840 An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 577,057 An | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 598,943 An | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 620,958 An | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 649,018 An | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 654,436 An | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 684,849 An | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 695,841 An | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 698,776 An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 701,734 An | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 694,066 An | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 684,623 An | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 666,491 An | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 647,164 An | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 632,086 An | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 625,194 An | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 632,359 An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 605,930 An | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 596,566 An | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 574,024 An | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 486,644 An | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 418,940 An | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 349,281 An | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 350,533 An | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 369,768 An | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 356,644 An | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 387,055 An | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 421,428 An | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 430,983 An | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 416,299 An | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 358,649 An | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 358,178 An | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 361,846 An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 368,719 An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 347,754 An | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 350,144 An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 335,866 An | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 314,668 An | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 296,757 An | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 308,165 An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 306,843 An | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 288,749 An | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 307,097 An | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 295,374 An | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 276,160 An | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 271,329 An | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 244,360 An | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 226,690 An | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 241,940 An | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 230,340 An | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 212,840 An | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 202,410 An | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 189,590 An | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 524,234 An | 502,540 An | 566,819 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 617,206 An | 545,552 An | 695,841 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 658,842 An | 605,930 An | 701,734 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,088 An | 349,281 An | 596,566 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 364,311 An | 314,668 An | 430,983 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,152 An | 226,690 An | 308,165 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,424 An | 189,590 An | 241,940 An | 5 |
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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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Bulgaria?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Bulgaria was 189,590 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 701,734 An in 1981.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,590 An in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Bulgaria ranks 109th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — 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.