Agriculture and Rural Development

June 2017

Statistical Factsheet

CONTENTS

Main figures 2016

1. KEY DATA

2. POPULATION & ECONOMY

3. FINANCIAL ASPECTS

4. ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

5. AGRICULTURAL TRADE

6. FARM STRUCTURE

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Bulgaria

Population (1st January) 7,153,784 persons

Area* 110,370 km2

Currency BGN lev

Nominal GDP at current prices 47,364 million EUR

GDP per capita at current prices 6,600 EUR

GDP per capita at purchasing power* 13,600 PPS

Harmonised index of consumer prices -1.3% change over previous year

Unemployment rate 7.6% of labour force

Exports (goods & services) 30,107 million EUR

Imports (goods & services) 28,659 million EUR

Balance (goods & services) 1,448 million EUR

Exports of agricultural products 4,081 million EUR

Imports of agricultural products 2,812 million EUR

Current account balance* 0.4 % of GDP

General government balance 0 % of GDP

General government gross debt 29.5 % of GDP

Updated: April 2017

* Data refer to the year 2015

Main figures - Year 2016

Sources: European Commission, Eurostat, and Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs.

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Bulgaria1. KEY DATA

Total population (number of persons), of which: 2015 7,202,198 1.4% of EU-28

in predominantly rural regions (PR) 2015 13.2% 19.3% in EU-28

in intermediate regions 2015 68.6% 36.0% in EU-28

in predominantly urban regions 2015 18.3% 44.7% in EU-28

Population in PR regions (number of persons) 2015 947,597 1.0% of EU-28

In EUR (current prices):

Million EUR 2016 47,364 0.3% of EU-28

GDP per capita 2016 6,600 29,000 in EU-28

GDP per capita (PPS) 2015 13,600 28,900 in EU-28

Real GDP growth rate (% change over previous year) 2016 3.4% 1.9% in EU-28

Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of total GVA) 2016 4.4% 1.5% in EU-28

Total expenditure (million EUR), of which: 2016 1,248 2.0% of EU-28

Direct payments (%) 2016 56.5% 65.3% in EU-28

Market measures (%) 2016 3.0% 5.0% in EU-28

Rural development (%) 2016 40.5% 29.7% in EU-28

Agricultural goods output (million EUR), of which: 2016 3,307.3 0.9% of EU-28

Crop output, of which: 2016 75.3% 1.2% of EU-28

Cereals (including seeds) 2016 47.5% 2.7% of EU-28

Industrial crops 2016 36.2% 5.0% of EU-28

Forage plants 2016 3.8% 0.4% of EU-28

Vegetables and horticultural products 2016 4.5% 0.2% of EU-28

Potatoes 2016 1.1% 0.2% of EU-28

Fruits 2016 6.0% 0.6% of EU-28

Wine 2016 0.0% 0.0% of EU-28

Olive oil 2016 : : of EU-28

Animal output, of which: 2016 24.7% 0.5% of EU-28

Cattle 2016 8.3% 0.2% of EU-28

Pigs 2016 16.1% 0.4% of EU-28

Sheep and goats 2016 8.2% 1.3% of EU-28

Poultry 2016 14.6% 0.6% of EU-28

Milk 2016 39.2% 0.7% of EU-28

Eggs 2016 9.3% 0.9% of EU-28

Gross value added at basic prices (million EUR) 2016 1,395.1 0.9% of EU-28

Total intermediate consumption (million EUR) 2016 2,248.9 0.9% of EU-28

Indicator A (% change over previous year) 2016 3.3% -0.4% in EU-28

Total (No), of which: 2013 254,410 2.3% of EU-28

UAA < 5 ha (%) 2013 86.9% 66.3% in EU-28

Economic size < 4 000 € 2013 75.3% 55.7% in EU-28

Holder < 35 years (%) 2013 6.4% 6.0% in EU-28

Holder > 64 years (%) 2013 36.7% 31.1% in EU-28

UAA per holding (has) 2013 18.3 16.1 in EU-28

Persons (No), of which: 2013 557,670 2.5% of EU-28

Women (%) 2013 42.4% 41.8% in EU-28

Holders (%) 2013 44.4% 46.8% in EU-28

Agriculture in % of total employment 2016 6.8% 4.3% in EU-28

Macroeconomics

Population (new European Commission methodology)

GDP

Gross value added

Financial aspects

Agricultural expenditure

Labour force

Sources: European Commission, Eurostat and Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Economic accounts of agriculture

Agricultural output

Agricultural input

Updated: April 2017

Agricultural income

Farm structure

Holdings

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Economic forecast

2. POPULATION AND ECONOMY

Importance of rural areas

Source: European Commission, Eurostat and Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Territory Population GVA Employment

(km2) (persons) (Million EUR) (persons)

Year 2015 2015 2013 2015

Predominantly Rural Regions (PR) 24,387 947,597 3,284 351,800

Intermediate Regions (IR) 84,654 4,938,044 18,612 1,965,900

Predominantly Urban Regions (PU) 1,329 1,316,557 14,189 655,800

Total 110,370 7,202,198 36,085 2,973,500

Updated: February 2017

Source: Eurostat.

22%13% 9% 12%

77%

69%

52%

66%

1%

18%

39%

22%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% Territory % Population % GVA % Employment

predominantly rural intermediate predominantly urban

Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017f 2018f

In million EUR (current prices) 41,292 41,947 42,012 42,762 45,287 47,364 48,432 50,522

Per capita (in PPS; current prices)* 11,800 12,200 12,200 12,800 13,600 13,937 14,510 15,245

GDP growth (at constant prices) 1.9% 0.0% 0.9% 1.3% 3.6% 3.4% 2.8% 2.9%

GDP deflator 6.0% 1.6% -0.7% 0.5% 2.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.4%

Harmonised index of consumer

prices 3.4% 2.4% 0.4% -1.6% -1.1% -1.3% 0.8% 1.2%

Exports (goods and services) 12.6% 2.0% 9.6% 3.1% 5.7% 5.7% 4.4% 4.5%

Imports (goods and services) 9.9% 5.5% 4.3% 5.2% 5.4% 2.8% 4.3% 4.6%

Net exports of goods and services

(million EUR) 155 -1,331 -172 -403 67 1,448 756 871

Unemployment rate 11.3 12.3 13 11.4 9.2 7.6 7.1 6.8

Current account balance -1.6 -3 -0.5 0.7 0.4 4.2 2.4 1.8

General government balance -2 -0.3 -0.4 -5.5 -1.6 0.0 -0.5 -0.4

General government gross debt 15.2 16.7 17 27 26.0 29.5 27.3 26.0

Updated: April 2017

Source: European Commission, Eurostat and Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Economic Forecast – Autumn 2016.

% change over previous period

% of total employment

% of GDP

GDP

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CAP expenditure

Distribution of CAP expenditure 2016

2016

1 000 EUR

Decoupled direct aids 582,630 47.3% 93.1%

Other direct aids 122,676 3.5% 6.9%

Additional amounts of aid 0 0.0% 0.0%

Reimbursement of direct aids in

relation to financial discipline 00.0% 0.0%

Direct payments 705,306 50.8% 100.0%

Cereals 0 -0.2% -5.7%

Rice 0 0.0% 0.0%

Refunds on non-Annex I products 0 0.0% 0.3%

Food programmes 0 0.9% 27.8%

Sugar 0 0.0% 0.0%

Olive oil 0 0.0% 0.0%

Textile plants 0 0.0% 0.0%

Fruit and vegetables 6,156 0.3% 9.1%

Wine sector 21,583 1.8% 54.5%

Promotion 2,509 0.2% 5.2%

Other plant products/measures 0 0.0% 0.0%

Milk and milk products 6,412 0.1% 3.4%

Beef and veal 0 0.0% 0.0%

Sheepmeat and goatmeat 0 0.0% 0.0%

Pigmeat, eggs, poultry and other 920 0.1% 4.0%

Sugar Restructuring Fund 0 0.0% 1.3%

Market measures 37,580 3.3% 100%

Rural development * 505,020 46.0%

TOTAL 1,247,906 100.0%

MeasuresTotal 2008-2016

%

Note: Expenditure in commitments for direct payments and market measures; ceilings of support for rural development.

Source: European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Updated: M arch 2017.

56.5%

65.3% 67.6%

58.4%

3.0%

5.0%5.6%

3.3%

40.5%

29.7% 26.8%

38.3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Bulgaria EU-28 EU-15 EU-N13

Direct payments Market measures Rural development

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Source: European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Report on the distribution of direct aids to the producers (financial year 2015), October 2016.

Note: In order to protect the anonymity of the beneficiaries, numbers less than 10 have been made invisible in this table.

Distribution of direct aids to the producers (financial year 2015)

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

0 -<0.5

0.5 -<1.25

1.25 -<2

2 - <5 5 -<10

10 -<20

20 -<50

50 -<100

100 -<150

150 -<200

200 -<250

250 -<300

300 -<500

>=500

Indicative figures on the distribution of direct aid by size-class of aid(1 000 EUR)

Beneficiaries Payments

x 1 000 % of total x 1 000 % of total

< 0 € 0.00 0.00% - 1 0.0%

≥ 0 and < 500 € 38.53 38.9% 10 025 1.6%

≥ 500 and < 1 250 € 22.48 22.7% 17 743 2.8%

≥ 1 250 and < 2 000 € 8.14 8.2% 12 874 2.0%

≥ 2 000 and < 5 000 € 12.25 12.4% 38 948 6.1%

≥ 5 000 and < 10 000 € 8.19 8.3% 58 558 9.1%

≥ 10 000 and < 20 000 € 4.30 4.3% 59 691 9.3%

≥ 20 000 and < 50 000 € 2.47 2.5% 78 010 12.1%

≥ 50 000 and < 100 000 € 1.30 1.3% 94 063 14.6%

≥ 100 000 and < 150 000 € 0.57 0.6% 70 278 10.9%

≥ 150 000 and < 200 000 € 0.29 0.3% 50 353 7.8%

≥ 200 000 and < 250 000 € 0.15 0.15% 32 677 5.1%

≥ 250 000 and < 300 000 € 0.10 0.10% 27 722 4.3%

≥ 300 000 and < 500 000 € 0.12 0.12% 43 420 6.7%

≥ 500 000 € 0.05 0.05% 49 405 7.7%

Total 98.942 100% 643,766 100%

Size-class of aid

(all direct payments)

Financial year 2015

Beneficiaries Payments in EUR

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Agricultural output 2013 2014 2015

Million

EUR% of total

% of EU-

28

Cereals: 1259 1331 1229 1182 47.5% 2.7%

Wheat and spelt 753 779 714 715 28.7% 3.4%

Rye and meslin 4 3 2 2 0.1% 0.2%

Barley 116 116 106 113 4.5% 1.4%

Oats and summer

cereal mixtures5 5 3 3 0.1% 0.2%

Grain maize 355 398 377 324 13.0% 3.5%

Rice 15 20 17 19 0.7% 2.5%

Other cereals 9 11 10 7 0.3% 0.4%

Industrial crops: 807 911 902 902 36.2% 5.0%

Oil seeds and

oleaginous fruits 676 785 789 769 30.9% 6.8%

Protein crops 5 5 9 18 0.7% 1.4%

Raw tobacco 75 83 47 33 1.3% 7.1%

Sugar beet 0 0 0 : : :

Other industrial crops 52 39 57 : : :

Forage plants 189 129 64 95 3.8% 0.4%

Vegetables and

horticultural products139 143 123 113 4.5% 0.2%

Potatoes 62 24 32 26 1.1% 0.2%

Fruits 156 126 152 157 6.3% 0.6%

Wine 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%

Olive oil 0 0 0 : : :

Other crop products 9 34 18 15 0.6% 0.5%

Crop output 2 621 2 699 2 520 2 490 75.3% 1.2%

Animals: 530 500 473 387 47.4% 0.4%

Cattle 88 86 81 68 8.3% 0.2%

Pigs 163 154 142 132 16.1% 0.4%

Equines 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0%

Sheep and goats 95 85 84 67 8.2% 1.3%

Poultry 182 174 166 120 14.6% 0.6%

Other animals 2 2 0 : : :

Animal products: 562 534 461 430 52.6% 0.7%

Milk 425 425 337 321 39.2% 0.7%

Eggs 102 79 87 76 9.3% 0.9%

Other animal products 35 31 37 34 4.1% 1.5%

Animal output 1 091 1 035 934 818 24.7% 0.5%

Agricultural goods

output3 712 3 733 3 454 3 307 100.0% 0.9%

Gross value added at

basic prices1 563 1 589 1 408 1 395 1%

Note: 2016 data are estimates and may still change

Output components

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at current producer prices).

Updated: M arch 2017

2016

Million EUR

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Agricultural input

Agricultural income

4.2. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

2014 2015 2016 2015/14 2016/15

Seeds and planting stock 82 89 103 8.2% 15.3%

Energy 580 578 560 -0.3% -3.2%

Fertilisers and soil improvers 213 188 185 -12.0% -1.3%

Plant protection products 127 185 141 45.9% -23.8%

Veterinary expenses 147 134 128 -8.8% -4.5%

Feedingstuffs 650 520 487 -20.0% -6.5%

Maintenance of materials 185 169 161 -8.8% -4.5%

Maintenance of buildings 91 83 79 -8.8% -4.5%

Agricultural services 262 248 225 -5.3% -9.4%

Other goods and services 189 171 141 -9.8% -17.7%

Total intermediate consumption 2,570 2,412 2,249 -6.1% -6.8%

Fixed capital consumption 364 389 373 6.7% -4.0%

Input components

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at current basic prices).

Updated: M arch 2017

Million EUR % Change

Note: 2016 data are estimates and may still change

2014 2015 2016 2015/14 2016/15

Output of the agricultural "industry": 4,302 4,033 3,763 -6.3% -6.7%

Crop output 2,754 2,626 2,534 -4.6% -3.5%

Animal output: 1,122 1,041 892 -7.2% -14.3%

Animals 567 578 460 2.1% -20.5%

Animal products 556 463 432 -16.7% -6.6%

Agricultural services 262 248 225 -5.3% -9.4%

Secondary activities 164 118 112 -28.0% -5.2%

- Intermediate consumption 2,570 2,412 2,249 -6.1% -6.8%

= Gross value added at basic prices 1,732 1,621 1,514 -6.4% -6.6%

- Consumption of fixed capital 364 389 373 6.7% -4.0%

- Taxes 5 2 2 -60.7% 5.5%

+ Subsidies 821 677 690 -17.4% 1.9%

= Factor income 2,183 1,907 1,829 -12.6% -4.1%

Agricultural income* (2010=100) 172.8 159.0 164.3 -8.0% 3.3%

Values at basic prices

Updated: M arch 2017

Million EUR % Change

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at current basic prices; constant prices for *Indicator A - see definition at the end of this

document).

Note: 2016 data are estimates and may still change

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Output components (2014-2016 average)

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at constant producer prices). Updated: March 2017.

Intermediate consumption (2014-2016 average)

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at constant basic prices). Updated: March 2017.

Cereals, 34.6%

Industrial crops, 24.6%

Forage plants, 2.2%

Vegetables and horticultural products,

3.6%Potatoes, 1.0%Fruits, 4.6%Cattle, 2.8%Pigs, 4.2%

Sheep and goats, 2.4%

Poultry, 5.0%

Milk, 9.4%

Eggs, 2.9%

Other, 1.2%

Seeds and planting

stock, 3.6%

Energy, lubricants, 24.8%

Fertiliser, soil improver, 8.4%

Plant protection products, 7.3%

Veterinary expenses, 5.8%

Feedingstuffs, 21.4%

Maintenance of materials, 6.6%

Maintenance of buildings, 3.2% Agricultural services,

10.4%

other, 8.5%

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(*) The so-called indicator A is the real net value added at factor cost of agriculture per annual work unit (AWU). The net value added at factor cost (factor income) is calculated by subtracting the consumption of fixed capital from gross value added at basic prices and adding the value of subsidies less taxes. The AWU is defined as the work volume corresponding to one full-time employed worked.

4.4. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Evolution of agricultural labour input

Evolution of agricultural income (*) compared to wages and salaries in other sectors of the economy

Source: Eurostat. Updated: March 2017.

Source: Eurostat. Updated: March 2017.

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1 0

00

AW

U

non-salaried salaried

35455565758595

105115125135145155165175185

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Agricultural income (Indicator A) (2010=100)

Wages and salary index - Industry (2010=100)

Wages and salary index - Construction (2010=100)

Wages and salary index - Services (2010=100)

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Evolution of agricultural input and output prices

Evolution of harmonised indices of consumer prices

Source: Eurostat. Updated: April 2017.

Source: Eurostat. Updated: March 2017.

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Input prices (intermediate consumption) Output prices

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

all items food

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0

50

100

150

200

250

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Index 2010=100

Farmers' income and labour development index

(real terms)

Agricultural income (Indicator A) Annual Working Units Beneficiaries of direct payments

Source: Eurostat and DG Agriculture and Rural Development. Updated: March 2017

(*) The so-called indicator A is the real net value added at factor cost of agriculture per annual work unit (AWU). The net value added at factor cost (factor income) is calculated by subtracting the consumption of fixed capital from gross value added at basic prices and adding the value of subsidies less taxes. The AWU is defined as the work volume corresponding to one full-time employed worked.

4.6. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

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6,000

4,000

2,000

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Agricultural income (real terms)

Crop output Animal output Product subsidies Other subsidies

Other output Seeds Fertilisers Plant/animal protection

Energy Feedingstuffs Labour Rents

Interest Other costs Entrepreneurial income

million Euro

Revenues

Costs

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2000-2002 2014-2016

Cost Structure

Other costs Taxes

Interest Rents

Labour Feedingstuffs

Energy Plant/animal protection

Fertilisers Seeds

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2000-2002 2014-2016

Revenue Structure

Non-agricultural secondary

Agricultural services output

Other subsidies

Product subsidies

Animal output

Crop output

4.7. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Source: Eurostat. Updated: March 2017.

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Agricultural trade in 2016

5.1. AGRICULTURAL TRADE

Total trade

Million EUR Million EUR% change

2016/2015 Million EUR% change

2016/2015

Commodities 2156.8 1491.9 20.4% 664.9 -3.3%

Other primary products 496.9 402.8 7.5% 94.1 18.5%

Processed products 353.5 286.0 3.4% 67.5 -0.7%

Food preparations 502.9 347.1 13.4% 155.7 -16.5%

Beverages 49.8 35.3 21.2% 14.5 8.4%

Non edible 521.6 252.8 18.8% 268.8 -16.1%

Total agricultural products 4081.5 2816.1 15.5% 1265.4 -6.6%

as % of total exports 17.4% 17.7% - 16.8% -

Commodities 772.6 518.2 -5.2% 254.4 5.9%

Other primary products 718.0 583.5 5.4% 134.5 9.6%

Processed products 296.8 262.9 9.3% 33.9 -11.5%

Food preparations 503.1 434.2 13.2% 68.9 6.0%

Beverages 190.1 156.0 10.5% 34.1 21.7%

Non edible 331.1 254.2 5.4% 76.9 8.5%

Total agricultural products 2811.7 2208.9 4.9% 602.8 6.6%

as % of total imports 10.8% 12.7% - 6.9% -

Commodities 1384.2 973.7 - 410.5 -

Other primary products -221.1 -180.7 - -40.4 -

Processed products 56.7 23.2 - 33.6 -

Food preparations -0.2 -87.0 - 86.8 -

Beverages -140.3 -120.7 - -19.6 -

Non edible 190.5 -1.4 - 191.9 -

Total agricultural products 1269.8 607.1 - 662.7 -

Balance

Source: Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, based on COM EXT data. Updated: January 2017.

By category of productTrade with EU countries Trade with non-EU countries

Exports

Imports

53% 53%

23%

42%

14%7%

26%

22%

10%

5%

12%

6%

12%

12% 20%11%

1%

1%

7% 6%

9%

21%

12% 13%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Exports to EUcountries

Exports to non-EUcountries

Imports from EUcountries

Imports from non-EUcountries

Commodities Other primary products Processed products

Food preparations Beverages Non edible products

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Evolution of agricultural trade with other EU countries

5.2. AGRICULTURAL TRADE

Exp

orts

Im

po

rts

Source: DG Agriculture and Rural Development, based on Eurostat data. Updated: January 2017.

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

800

1000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Million EUR

Exports to EU-15 countries Exports to EU-N13 countries

Imports from EU-15 countries Imports from EU-N13 countries

Balance with EU-N13 countries (right axis) Balance with EU-15 countries (right axis)

77% 75%

23% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2006 2016

Exports of agricultural products

to EU-15 countries to EU-N13 countries

75%64%

25%36%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2006 2016

Imports of agricultural products

from EU-15 countries from EU-N13 countries

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Structure of agricultural holdings

(*) UAA = Utilised agricultural area.

(**) Economic size: The standard output of an agricultural product (crop or livestock), abbreviated as SO, is the average monetary value of the agricultural output at farm-gate price, in euro per hectare or per head of livestock. There is a regional SO coefficient for each product, as an average value over a reference period (5 years, except for the SO 2004 coefficient calculated using the average of 3 years). The sum of all the SO per hectare of crop and per head of livestock in a farm is a measure of its overall economic size, expressed in euro.

(***) LSU = Livestock units. A LSU is equivalent to a dairy cow. The number of animals (heads) is converted into LSU using a set of coefficients reflecting the feed requirements of the different animal categories.

6.1. FARM STRUCTURE

Total % Total %

< 5 ha 511,190 95.6% 221,000 86.9%

5-10 ha 10,440 2.0% 10,880 4.3%

10-20 ha 4,760 0.9% 6,780 2.7%

20-30 ha 1,570 0.3% 3,210 1.3%

30-50 ha 1,330 0.2% 3,410 1.3%

50-100 ha 1,510 0.3% 2,960 1.2%

> 100 ha 3,820 0.7% 6,160 2.4%

< 4 000 € 464,550 86.9% 191,600 75.3%

< 8 000 € 45,180 8.5% 27,550 10.8%

< 15 000 € 12,460 2.3% 13,850 5.4%

< 25 000 € 4,800 0.9% 7,060 2.8%

< 50 000 € 3,180 0.6% 6,040 2.4%

< 100 000 € 1,830 0.3% 3,270 1.3%

< 250 000 € 1,510 0.3% 2,460 1.0%

< 500 000 € 670 0.1% 1,340 0.5%

=/> 500 000 € 450 0.1% 1,230 0.5%

0 57,240 10.7% 77,050 30.3%

0-5 445,140 83.3% 154,350 60.7%

5-10 20,850 3.9% 8,700 3.4%

10-15 4,800 0.9% 4,220 1.7%

15-20 1,950 0.4% 2,450 1.0%

20-50 3,350 0.6% 5,160 2.0%

50-100 720 0.1% 1,570 0.6%

100-500 430 0.1% 760 0.3%

> 500 130 0.0% 140 0.1%

< 35 years 22,270 4.2% 16,300 6.4%

35-44 years 55,460 10.4% 33,680 13.2%

45-54 years 96,150 18.0% 47,000 18.5%

55-64 years 139,170 26.0% 64,100 25.2%

> 64 years 221,560 41.4% 93,330 36.7%

534,610 100 254,410 100

2,729 4,651

5.1 18.3

By age of holder

Total

UAA in 1 000 ha

UAA (ha) per holding

Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2005 and 2013. Updated: January 2017.

Holdings2005 2013

By UAA (*)

By economic

size (**)

By LSU (***)

16

Bulgaria

Structure of farm labour force

Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2013. Updated: January 2017.

* AWUs = Annual work units. An AWU is equivalent to a worker employed on a full time basis for one year.

6.2. FARM STRUCTURE

persons: 499,690

of which women: 44.6%

AWUs (*): 245,090 AWUs: 75,140

Holders Family members

Regular non

family labour

force

Non regular non

family labour

force

persons: persons: persons:

247,880 251,810 57,990

of which women: of which women: of which women:

22.5% 66.3% 31.4%

AWUs: AWUs: AWUs: AWUs:

136,260 108,830 53,290 21,850

557,670

320,230

2013

Family labour force Non family labour force

Total farm labour force (persons)

Total farm labour force (AWUs)

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