Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — 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, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria stood at 0.04 LSU/ha.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.18 LSU/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 97th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +22.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0989 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.124 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.156 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.048 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria?
- Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bulgaria was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 LSU/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Swine / pigs — 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.