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Milk production, per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Milk production, per capita was 0.1232 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1232 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
63rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.2903 tonnes per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.1232 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production, per capita in Bulgaria, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.1232 tonnes per person for milk production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2903 tonnes per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1232 tonnes per person, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Milk production, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1961 0.1497 tonnes per person —
1962 0.1407 tonnes per person -6.0%
1963 0.1449 tonnes per person +3.0%
1964 0.16 tonnes per person +10.4%
1965 0.1692 tonnes per person +5.7%
1966 0.1817 tonnes per person +7.4%
1967 0.1938 tonnes per person +6.6%
1968 0.1897 tonnes per person -2.1%
1969 0.1875 tonnes per person -1.2%
1970 0.1923 tonnes per person +2.6%
1971 0.1958 tonnes per person +1.8%
1972 0.1952 tonnes per person -0.3%
1973 0.1982 tonnes per person +1.5%
1974 0.2053 tonnes per person +3.6%
1975 0.2067 tonnes per person +0.7%
1976 0.2074 tonnes per person +0.3%
1977 0.2191 tonnes per person +5.6%
1978 0.2273 tonnes per person +3.7%
1979 0.2499 tonnes per person +10.0%
1980 0.2502 tonnes per person +0.1%
1981 0.2582 tonnes per person +3.2%
1982 0.2717 tonnes per person +5.2%
1983 0.2828 tonnes per person +4.1%
1984 0.289 tonnes per person +2.2%
1985 0.2832 tonnes per person -2.0%
1986 0.2903 tonnes per person +2.5%
1987 0.2887 tonnes per person -0.6%
1988 0.2861 tonnes per person -0.9%
1989 0.283 tonnes per person -1.1%
1990 0.2819 tonnes per person -0.4%
1991 0.2392 tonnes per person -15.2%
1992 0.2181 tonnes per person -8.8%
1993 0.1863 tonnes per person -14.6%
1994 0.1734 tonnes per person -6.9%
1995 0.1722 tonnes per person -0.7%
1996 0.1713 tonnes per person -0.5%
1997 0.1781 tonnes per person +3.9%
1998 0.1984 tonnes per person +11.4%
1999 0.2078 tonnes per person +4.7%
2000 0.2089 tonnes per person +0.6%
2001 0.1738 tonnes per person -16.8%
2002 0.1925 tonnes per person +10.8%
2003 0.1934 tonnes per person +0.5%
2004 0.2071 tonnes per person +7.1%
2005 0.1969 tonnes per person -4.9%
2006 0.1994 tonnes per person +1.3%
2007 0.1759 tonnes per person -11.8%
2008 0.1757 tonnes per person -0.2%
2009 0.1655 tonnes per person -5.8%
2010 0.1728 tonnes per person +4.4%
2011 0.1749 tonnes per person +1.3%
2012 0.17 tonnes per person -2.8%
2013 0.1824 tonnes per person +7.3%
2014 0.174 tonnes per person -4.6%
2015 0.165 tonnes per person -5.2%
2016 0.1666 tonnes per person +1.0%
2017 0.1604 tonnes per person -3.7%
2018 0.1528 tonnes per person -4.8%
2019 0.142 tonnes per person -7.1%
2020 0.1535 tonnes per person +8.1%
2021 0.1465 tonnes per person -4.6%
2022 0.1344 tonnes per person -8.3%
2023 0.1265 tonnes per person -5.8%
2024 0.1232 tonnes per person -2.6%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.1232 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.1232 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 47% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1686 tonnes per person 0.1407 tonnes per person 0.1938 tonnes per person 9
1970s 0.2097 tonnes per person 0.1923 tonnes per person 0.2499 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.2783 tonnes per person 0.2502 tonnes per person 0.2903 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.2027 tonnes per person 0.1713 tonnes per person 0.2819 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.1889 tonnes per person 0.1655 tonnes per person 0.2089 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.1661 tonnes per person 0.142 tonnes per person 0.1824 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.1368 tonnes per person 0.1232 tonnes per person 0.1535 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 60 Faroe Islands 0.1326 tonnes per person compare
  2. 61 Kenya 0.1235 tonnes per person compare
  3. 62 Croatia 0.1234 tonnes per person compare
  4. 64 Chile 0.1168 tonnes per person compare
  5. 65 Tajikistan 0.1166 tonnes per person compare
  6. 66 Tunisia 0.1161 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production, per capita in Bulgaria?
Milk production, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.1232 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2903 tonnes per person in 1986.
What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1232 tonnes per person in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for milk production, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Milk production ÷ Population, total

Computed from

  • Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Milk production, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2024
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Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.