Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria stood at 0.02 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.19 LSU/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.17 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1789 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.168 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.172 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.046 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0275 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 121 Australia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Austria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Gabon 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Guatemala 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Hungary 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Iceland 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Mexico 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Myanmar 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Republic of Korea 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Slovakia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Slovenia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 Zambia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 121 OECD 0.02 LSU/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0638 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 LSU/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.