Cattle — Share in total livestock in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 51.8 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — share in total livestock in Bulgaria is 51.8 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Bulgaria peaked at 54.31 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.45 %LSU, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 93rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.45 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 28.95 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 30.06 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 28.79 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 27.31 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 27.69 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 27.3 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 26.73 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 26.81 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 26.76 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.54 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 25.77 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 27.22 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 27.77 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 27.13 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 27.05 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 28.85 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 28.64 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 28.3 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 28.07 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 28.22 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 28.15 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 27.75 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 27.59 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 27.81 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.77 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.31 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 27.4 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 27.03 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 26.92 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 26.46 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.35 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 26.08 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 24.59 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 22.26 %LSU | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 21.45 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 22.75 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 25.03 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 25.6 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 27.43 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 28.9 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 33.27 %LSU | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 32.93 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.58 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 33.79 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 32.47 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 32.1 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.86 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 32.86 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.37 %LSU | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 37.15 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 39.01 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.15 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 41.08 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.85 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 38.38 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 38.25 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.06 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 41.9 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 52.61 %LSU | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 54.31 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 51.8 %LSU | -4.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 51.8 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 51.8 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.98 %LSU, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Share in total livestock in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.6% | 41.9 %LSU | 52.61 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.9 %LSU | 26.73 %LSU | 30.06 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.3 %LSU | 25.54 %LSU | 28.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.71 %LSU | 27.03 %LSU | 28.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.95 %LSU | 21.45 %LSU | 28.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.12 %LSU | 27.43 %LSU | 34.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.94 %LSU | 35.37 %LSU | 42.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.16 %LSU | 41.9 %LSU | 54.31 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 — share in total livestock in Bulgaria?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Bulgaria was 51.8 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.31 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.45 %LSU in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.