Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 359,238 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria is 359,238 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 1.11 million LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 322,116 LSU, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 118th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.00 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 1.07 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 999,138 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 980,805 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 958,704 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 905,978 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 886,718 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 840,515 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 807,410 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 819,164 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 879,211 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 914,358 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 919,411 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 979,635 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.10 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.11 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.09 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 984,310 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 961,196 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 892,002 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 803,887 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 599,712 LSU | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 462,313 LSU | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 392,509 LSU | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 388,638 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 357,240 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 374,419 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 410,081 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 415,490 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 389,320 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 385,250 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 419,980 LSU | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 442,514 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 408,528 LSU | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 378,817 LSU | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 382,736 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 367,511 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 345,398 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 329,551 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 333,142 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 341,506 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 322,116 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 352,325 LSU | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 338,373 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 337,711 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 343,311 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 336,213 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 328,025 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 367,472 LSU | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 381,903 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 362,140 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 359,238 LSU | -0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 359,238 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 359,238 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 971,000 LSU | 840,515 LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 962,057 LSU | 807,410 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million LSU | 984,310 LSU | 1.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 564,200 LSU | 357,240 LSU | 961,196 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 393,554 LSU | 345,398 LSU | 442,514 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,227 LSU | 322,116 LSU | 352,325 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 367,688 LSU | 359,238 LSU | 381,903 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bulgaria was 359,238 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 322,116 LSU in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.