Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction was 79.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 79.0% for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2004.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 79.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.0%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 79.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.5%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.3% | 67.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 67.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 79.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.0% | 80.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 50 South Africa 81.0% compare
- 51 Bangladesh 80.0% compare
- 51 Croatia 80.0% compare
- 53 Finland 79.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 78.0% compare
- 55 Ukraine 78.0% compare
- 55 Uruguay 78.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction in Bulgaria was 79.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction as a share of local breeds with known level of extinction risk (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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