Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Goats — Stocks was 17,495 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Bulgaria is 17,495 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 104,761 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17,495 LSU, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 104th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,650 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 26,457 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 28,568 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 35,284 LSU | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 42,182 LSU | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 43,564 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 40,903 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 38,418 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 37,630 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 35,020 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 33,511 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 31,844 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 30,152 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 28,589 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 29,901 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 32,060 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 30,808 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 32,603 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 37,376 LSU | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 43,279 LSU | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 46,722 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 49,021 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 50,234 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 50,557 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 47,363 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 46,001 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 44,121 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 42,834 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 43,563 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 43,292 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 49,809 LSU | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 55,274 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 61,122 LSU | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 67,643 LSU | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 79,544 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 83,332 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 84,874 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 96,611 LSU | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 104,761 LSU | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 104,629 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97,027 LSU | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 67,529 LSU | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 75,447 LSU | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 72,531 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 71,812 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 60,843 LSU | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 54,908 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 49,548 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 42,983 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 36,082 LSU | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 35,633 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 34,136 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 29,364 LSU | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 28,931 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 29,264 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 27,692 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 23,754 LSU | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 27,174 LSU | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 22,849 LSU | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 25,340 LSU | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 21,500 LSU | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 18,402 LSU | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 17,495 LSU | -4.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 17,495 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 5.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 17,495 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,126 LSU, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,295 LSU | 24,650 LSU | 43,564 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,186 LSU | 28,589 LSU | 37,376 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,369 LSU | 42,834 LSU | 50,557 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,626 LSU | 43,292 LSU | 104,761 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,726 LSU | 42,983 LSU | 104,629 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,488 LSU | 22,849 LSU | 36,082 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,684 LSU | 17,495 LSU | 25,340 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 goats — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Goats — stocks in Bulgaria was 17,495 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 104,761 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,495 LSU in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for goats — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Goats — 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.