Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 687,739 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 687,739 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Bulgaria peaked at 807,045 m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,100 m3, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,400 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 19,700 m3 | -37.3% |
| 1963 | 19,200 m3 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 29,100 m3 | +51.6% |
| 1965 | 28,400 m3 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 21,600 m3 | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 21,500 m3 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 31,169 m3 | +45.0% |
| 1969 | 51,402 m3 | +64.9% |
| 1970 | 70,529 m3 | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 57,877 m3 | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 65,266 m3 | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 52,329 m3 | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 66,897 m3 | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 67,096 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 65,600 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 68,700 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 59,300 m3 | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 92,900 m3 | +56.7% |
| 1980 | 86,300 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 69,800 m3 | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 74,300 m3 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 58,000 m3 | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 55,900 m3 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 67,600 m3 | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 69,500 m3 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 57,800 m3 | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 41,000 m3 | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 34,600 m3 | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 48,700 m3 | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 41,100 m3 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 43,090 m3 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 23,065 m3 | -46.5% |
| 1994 | 14,875 m3 | -35.5% |
| 1995 | 6,100 m3 | -59.0% |
| 1996 | 46,000 m3 | +654.1% |
| 1997 | 35,000 m3 | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 30,700 m3 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 161,000 m3 | +424.4% |
| 2000 | 173,912 m3 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 150,477 m3 | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 269,602 m3 | +79.2% |
| 2003 | 269,600 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 409,810 m3 | +52.0% |
| 2005 | 450,363 m3 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 490,187 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 807,045 m3 | +64.6% |
| 2008 | 421,958 m3 | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 692,601 m3 | +64.1% |
| 2010 | 501,772 m3 | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 586,776 m3 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 566,293 m3 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 527,809 m3 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 505,960 m3 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 537,813 m3 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 491,522 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 507,213 m3 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 449,241 m3 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 501,529 m3 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 559,844 m3 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 617,597 m3 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 587,285 m3 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 584,342 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 687,739 m3 | +17.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 687,739 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 13.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 687,739 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 295,112 m3, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +654.1% | 6,100 m3 | 46,000 m3 |
| 1999 | +424.4% | 30,700 m3 | 161,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,163 m3 | 19,200 m3 | 51,402 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,649 m3 | 52,329 m3 | 92,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,480 m3 | 34,600 m3 | 86,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,963 m3 | 6,100 m3 | 161,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 413,556 m3 | 150,477 m3 | 807,045 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 517,593 m3 | 449,241 m3 | 586,776 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 607,361 m3 | 559,844 m3 | 687,739 m3 | 5 |
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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 wood-based panels — export quantity in Bulgaria?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Bulgaria was 687,739 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 807,045 m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,100 m3 in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en