Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.17 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria is 1.17 million An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 11.48 million An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million An, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.58 million An | — |
| 1962 | 10.43 million An | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 10.39 million An | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 10.66 million An | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 10.86 million An | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 10.75 million An | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 10.41 million An | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 10.29 million An | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.03 million An | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 9.57 million An | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 10.01 million An | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 10.45 million An | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 10.22 million An | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 10.05 million An | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.09 million An | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 10.33 million An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 10.03 million An | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 10.47 million An | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 10.48 million An | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.97 million An | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 10.90 million An | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 11.22 million An | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 11.26 million An | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.48 million An | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 10.97 million An | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 10.18 million An | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 10.00 million An | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 9.31 million An | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 9.04 million An | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 8.56 million An | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 8.44 million An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.26 million An | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 5.43 million An | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 4.44 million An | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 4.19 million An | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 4.22 million An | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.87 million An | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 3.81 million An | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.82 million An | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.60 million An | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.26 million An | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million An | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 2.48 million An | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million An | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million An | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million An | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million An | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million An | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million An | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million An | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million An | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million An | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.63 million An | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million An | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million An | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million An | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million An | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million An | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million An | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million An | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million An | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million An | -6.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.17 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 330,410 An, 3.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.17 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 735,876 An, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.38 million An | 9.58 million An | 10.86 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.17 million An | 9.57 million An | 10.48 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.54 million An | 9.04 million An | 11.48 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.40 million An | 3.81 million An | 8.56 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 million An | 1.90 million An | 3.60 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million An | 1.51 million An | 1.80 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million An | 1.17 million An | 1.56 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 91 Botswana 1.35 million An compare
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 1.30 million An compare
- 93 Qatar 1.18 million An compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.16 million An compare
- 96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.16 million An compare
- 97 Palestine 1.03 million An 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria was 1.17 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 million An in 1984.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million An in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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.