Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Chickens — Stocks was 171,770 LSU in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
171,770 LSU
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
107th
of 193 countries
All-time high
413,900 LSU
in 1984
All-time low
116,650 LSU
in 2014
Years of data
60
1961–2020

Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2020

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Bulgaria is 171,770 LSU, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 413,900 LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 116,650 LSU, in 2014.

Bulgaria ranks 107th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2020.
Year LSU Change
1961 222,410 LSU —
1962 215,740 LSU -3.0%
1963 198,450 LSU -8.0%
1964 205,000 LSU +3.3%
1965 201,170 LSU -1.9%
1966 189,980 LSU -5.6%
1967 214,430 LSU +12.9%
1968 250,550 LSU +16.8%
1969 226,750 LSU -9.5%
1970 273,290 LSU +20.5%
1971 310,560 LSU +13.6%
1972 313,190 LSU +0.8%
1973 321,870 LSU +2.8%
1974 343,200 LSU +6.6%
1975 326,940 LSU -4.7%
1976 358,910 LSU +9.8%
1977 373,290 LSU +4.0%
1978 390,250 LSU +4.5%
1979 383,310 LSU -1.8%
1980 391,640 LSU +2.2%
1981 398,770 LSU +1.8%
1982 387,650 LSU -2.8%
1983 410,830 LSU +6.0%
1984 413,900 LSU +0.7%
1985 406,660 LSU -1.7%
1986 379,440 LSU -6.7%
1987 384,660 LSU +1.4%
1988 402,320 LSU +4.6%
1989 404,710 LSU +0.6%
1990 350,330 LSU -13.4%
1991 269,980 LSU -22.9%
1992 209,070 LSU -22.6%
1993 190,220 LSU -9.0%
1994 171,110 LSU -10.0%
1995 178,220 LSU +4.2%
1996 173,490 LSU -2.7%
1997 151,270 LSU -12.8%
1998 136,000 LSU -10.1%
1999 144,000 LSU +5.9%
2000 133,000 LSU -7.6%
2001 130,000 LSU -2.3%
2002 157,000 LSU +20.8%
2003 187,360 LSU +19.3%
2004 187,360 LSU +0.0%
2005 171,600 LSU -8.4%
2006 172,050 LSU +0.3%
2007 179,590 LSU +4.4%
2008 164,260 LSU -8.5%
2009 157,650 LSU -4.0%
2010 160,020 LSU +1.5%
2011 140,630 LSU -12.1%
2012 131,500 LSU -6.5%
2013 138,370 LSU +5.2%
2014 116,650 LSU -15.7%
2015 129,700 LSU +11.2%
2016 142,580 LSU +9.9%
2017 177,380 LSU +24.4%
2018 188,300 LSU +6.2%
2019 207,930 LSU +10.4%
2020 171,770 LSU -17.4%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 171,770 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 171,770 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168,570 LSU, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 213,831 LSU 189,980 LSU 250,550 LSU 9
1970s 339,481 LSU 273,290 LSU 390,250 LSU 10
1980s 398,058 LSU 379,440 LSU 413,900 LSU 10
1990s 197,369 LSU 136,000 LSU 350,330 LSU 10
2000s 163,987 LSU 130,000 LSU 187,360 LSU 10
2010s 153,306 LSU 116,650 LSU 207,930 LSU 10
2020s 171,770 LSU 171,770 LSU 171,770 LSU 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 104 Sri Lanka 180,650 LSU compare
  2. 105 Benin 176,380 LSU compare
  3. 106 Zimbabwe 175,100 LSU compare
  4. 108 Austria 168,570 LSU compare
  5. 109 Mauritius 167,590 LSU compare
  6. 110 Norway 164,840 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Bulgaria?
Chickens — stocks in Bulgaria was 171,770 LSU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 413,900 LSU in 1984.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 116,650 LSU in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for chickens — stocks?
Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
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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.