Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0181 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0181 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0774 animals per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 animals per person, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 110th out of 190 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0504 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0587 animals per person | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0631 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0565 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0512 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0587 animals per person | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0552 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0595 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0574 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0508 animals per person | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 animals per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0498 animals per person | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0551 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0516 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0503 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0575 animals per person | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0644 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0663 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0687 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.074 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0733 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0751 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0742 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0745 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0774 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0724 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0717 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0675 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0678 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0663 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0644 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0745 animals per person | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.066 animals per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0562 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0483 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0499 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0379 animals per person | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0363 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0418 animals per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0409 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0198 animals per person | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.029 animals per person | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0214 animals per person | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0198 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0187 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.02 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0183 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.018 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0197 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0274 animals per person | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 animals per person | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.018 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0188 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 animals per person | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0181 animals per person | +25.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0181 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 49% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0181 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 36% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0567 animals per person | 0.0504 animals per person | 0.0631 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0559 animals per person | 0.0449 animals per person | 0.0687 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0728 animals per person | 0.0675 animals per person | 0.0774 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0542 animals per person | 0.0363 animals per person | 0.0745 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 0.0409 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0194 animals per person | 0.0173 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 animals per person | 0.0144 animals per person | 0.0207 animals per person | 5 |
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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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0181 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0774 animals per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 animals per person in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.