Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 124,772 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
124,772 LSU
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
104th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.15 million LSU
in 1984
All-time low
124,772 LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria stood at 124,772 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 1.15 million LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 124,772 LSU, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 104th of 203 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 million LSU 957,908 LSU 1.09 million LSU 9
1970s 1.02 million LSU 957,328 LSU 1.05 million LSU 10
1980s 1.05 million LSU 904,462 LSU 1.15 million LSU 10
1990s 540,333 LSU 381,364 LSU 856,323 LSU 10
2000s 246,376 LSU 190,468 LSU 359,517 LSU 10
2010s 165,610 LSU 150,947 LSU 179,598 LSU 10
2020s 137,596 LSU 124,772 LSU 156,117 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 101 Botswana 140,241 LSU compare
  2. 102 Guinea-Bissau 130,174 LSU compare
  3. 103 Canada 130,027 LSU compare
  4. 105 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 123,100 LSU compare
  5. 106 Qatar 118,286 LSU compare
  6. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 105,456 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Bulgaria was 124,772 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million LSU in 1984.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 124,772 LSU in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 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.