Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 millions in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria, 2001–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2020, number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria stood at 200,000 millions. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria peaked at 500,000 millions in 2004 and was at its lowest, 200,000 millions, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 94th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 400,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 millions | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 400,000 millions | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 millions | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 millions | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 200,000 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000 millions, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 200,000 millions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200,000 millions, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444,444 millions | 400,000 millions | 500,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 290,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 400,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 1 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Bulgaria was 200,000 millions in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 millions in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.