Fuelwood — Energy production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fuelwood — Energy production was 32,030 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Bulgaria is 32,030 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Bulgaria peaked at 53,551 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,984 TJ, in 1995.
Bulgaria ranks 95th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,730 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 13,246 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 17,082 TJ | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 15,621 TJ | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 8,103 TJ | -48.1% |
| 1995 | 7,984 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10,825 TJ | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 10,770 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 12,682 TJ | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 10,058 TJ | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 19,247 TJ | +91.4% |
| 2001 | 14,936 TJ | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 26,941 TJ | +80.4% |
| 2003 | 28,943 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 30,842 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 30,050 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 32,182 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 29,671 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 30,219 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 31,664 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 34,559 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 37,269 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 41,388 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 40,906 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 38,179 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 43,077 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 40,932 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 40,827 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 51,330 TJ | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 52,470 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 53,551 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 48,511 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 42,260 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 32,030 TJ | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 32,030 TJ | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 32,030 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,098 TJ, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 32,030 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,226 TJ, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +91.4% | 10,058 TJ | 19,247 TJ |
| 2002 | +80.4% | 14,936 TJ | 26,941 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,010 TJ | 7,984 TJ | 17,082 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,470 TJ | 14,936 TJ | 32,182 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,094 TJ | 34,559 TJ | 52,470 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,677 TJ | 32,030 TJ | 53,551 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Bulgaria?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Bulgaria was 32,030 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53,551 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,984 TJ in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.