Meat production in Bulgaria

Meat production in Bulgaria was 237,063 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 5.6% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes237,063

Change on 2023+5.6%

Rank19th of 26EU countries ranked

Series high799,3291989

Series low195,0822003

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Meat production in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	237,063
2023	224,472
2022	231,509
2021	225,286
2020	204,128
2019	221,834
2018	222,014
2017	214,719
2016	216,523
2015	209,769
2014	205,219
2013	207,734
2012	222,628
2011	219,317
2010	221,003
2009	249,526
2008	229,200
2007	241,848
2006	237,985
2005	233,421
2004	220,347
2003	195,082
2002	241,812
2001	217,239
2000	484,225
1999	507,526
1998	474,596
1997	455,611
1996	502,713
1995	474,467
1994	437,702
1993	556,137
1992	603,164
1991	651,631
1990	774,728
1989	799,329
1988	771,477
1987	751,326
1986	759,957
1985	723,390
1984	717,625
1983	703,174
1982	682,765
1981	671,163
1980	650,886
1979	656,368
1978	618,984
1977	605,416
1976	626,554
1975	553,610
1974	485,849
1973	477,335
1972	475,152
1971	438,814
1970	394,822
1969	405,721
1968	425,002
1967	390,736
1966	362,796
1965	341,712
1964	304,860
1963	280,898
1962	302,933
1961	289,168

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/bulgaria.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Bulgaria, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/bulgaria. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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799,329 tonnes in 1989, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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