Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bulgaria is 84, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bulgaria peaked at 84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +711.1% |
| 2007 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21, 4.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 84 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4 | 6 | 77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4 | 73 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.33 | 82 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88 compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 86 compare
- 21 South Korea 86 compare
- 24 Türkiye 82 compare
- 24 Turkey 82 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 75 compare
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 159 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bulgaria?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Bulgaria was 84 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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