Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Horses — Stocks was 27,300 LSU in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
27,300 LSU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 164 countries
All-time high
202,599 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
27,300 LSU
in 2015
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2017

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119892017

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Bulgaria is 27,300 LSU, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 72.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 202,599 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,300 LSU, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2017.
Year LSU Change
1961 202,599 LSU —
1962 195,497 LSU -3.5%
1963 180,305 LSU -7.8%
1964 166,624 LSU -7.6%
1965 161,760 LSU -2.9%
1966 156,125 LSU -3.5%
1967 149,173 LSU -4.5%
1968 145,489 LSU -2.5%
1969 129,553 LSU -11.0%
1970 118,011 LSU -8.9%
1971 110,174 LSU -6.6%
1972 103,135 LSU -6.4%
1973 96,362 LSU -6.6%
1974 92,218 LSU -4.3%
1975 89,278 LSU -3.2%
1976 86,648 LSU -2.9%
1977 83,064 LSU -4.1%
1978 81,773 LSU -1.6%
1979 80,417 LSU -1.7%
1980 77,963 LSU -3.1%
1981 77,826 LSU -0.2%
1982 77,174 LSU -0.8%
1983 77,063 LSU -0.1%
1984 77,046 LSU -0.0%
1985 76,758 LSU -0.4%
1986 77,713 LSU +1.2%
1987 78,934 LSU +1.6%
1988 79,830 LSU +1.1%
1989 79,296 LSU -0.7%
1990 77,286 LSU -2.5%
1991 75,026 LSU -2.9%
1992 74,274 LSU -1.0%
1993 73,910 LSU -0.5%
1994 73,567 LSU -0.5%
1995 86,479 LSU +17.6%
1996 97,839 LSU +13.1%
1997 110,805 LSU +13.3%
1998 82,033 LSU -26.0%
1999 86,690 LSU +5.7%
2000 91,666 LSU +5.7%
2001 91,202 LSU -0.5%
2002 97,948 LSU +7.4%
2003 82,109 LSU -16.2%
2004 82,109 LSU +0.0%
2005 87,750 LSU +6.9%
2006 96,200 LSU +9.6%
2007 100,750 LSU +4.7%
2008 109,376 LSU +8.6%
2009 113,809 LSU +4.1%
2010 45,093 LSU -60.4%
2011 45,150 LSU +0.1%
2012 39,000 LSU -13.6%
2013 37,700 LSU -3.3%
2014 27,392 LSU -27.3%
2015 27,300 LSU -0.3%
2016 27,300 LSU +0.0%
2017 27,300 LSU +0.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 27,300 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 27,300 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,300 LSU, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 -60.4% 113,809 LSU 45,093 LSU
2014 -27.3% 37,700 LSU 27,392 LSU
1998 -26.0% 110,805 LSU 82,033 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 165,236 LSU 129,553 LSU 202,599 LSU 9
1970s 94,108 LSU 80,417 LSU 118,011 LSU 10
1980s 77,960 LSU 76,758 LSU 79,830 LSU 10
1990s 83,791 LSU 73,567 LSU 110,805 LSU 10
2000s 95,292 LSU 82,109 LSU 113,809 LSU 10
2010s 34,529 LSU 27,300 LSU 45,150 LSU 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 71 Fiji 30,991 LSU compare
  2. 72 Denmark 29,908 LSU compare
  3. 73 Georgia 27,726 LSU compare
  4. 75 Norway 24,505 LSU compare
  5. 76 Czechia 24,107 LSU compare
  6. 77 Hungary 24,050 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Bulgaria?
Horses — stocks in Bulgaria was 27,300 LSU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 202,599 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 27,300 LSU in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for horses — stocks?
Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. 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 Horses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Horses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.