Sheep — Stocks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sheep — Stocks was 107,277 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in Bulgaria stood at 107,277 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Bulgaria peaked at 1.10 million LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 107,277 LSU, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 79th of 180 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 — Stocks in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 933,258 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 million LSU | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 1.01 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.03 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 999,790 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 990,486 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 965,191 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 922,308 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 967,800 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 992,094 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 976,545 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 979,134 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 972,348 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 972,373 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 956,330 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 888,586 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 860,899 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 813,030 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 793,806 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 670,337 LSU | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 481,430 LSU | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 376,321 LSU | -21.8% |
| 1995 | 339,761 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 338,303 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 301,960 LSU | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 284,753 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 277,370 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 254,888 LSU | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 228,640 LSU | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 157,141 LSU | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 172,836 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 159,856 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 169,251 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 160,226 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 163,541 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 152,639 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 147,484 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 140,025 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 136,799 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 145,462 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 136,154 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 136,958 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 133,528 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 133,189 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 136,009 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 135,003 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 128,098 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 130,777 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 119,955 LSU | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 109,640 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 107,277 LSU | -2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 107,277 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,340 LSU, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 107,277 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,374 LSU, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.00 million LSU | 933,258 LSU | 1.04 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 984,916 LSU | 922,308 LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million LSU | 860,899 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 467,707 LSU | 277,370 LSU | 813,030 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,650 LSU | 147,484 LSU | 254,888 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,122 LSU | 128,098 LSU | 145,462 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,912 LSU | 107,277 LSU | 130,777 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 76 Albania 120,621 LSU compare
- 77 Chile 120,354 LSU compare
- 78 Angola 116,726 LSU compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 100,527 LSU compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100,356 LSU compare
- 82 Madagascar 95,758 LSU compare
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 sheep — stocks in Bulgaria?
- Sheep — stocks in Bulgaria was 107,277 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million LSU in 1984.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,277 LSU in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sheep — stocks?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 — 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.