Wood-based panels — Production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wood-based panels — Production was 1.51 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production in Bulgaria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.51 million m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Bulgaria peaked at 1.51 million m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 143,000 m3, in 1961.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 248 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 — Production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 170,000 m3 | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 188,700 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 191,700 m3 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 206,400 m3 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 208,000 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 217,000 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 272,000 m3 | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 305,000 m3 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 348,000 m3 | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 334,000 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 364,000 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 399,000 m3 | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 443,000 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 416,000 m3 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 429,000 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 471,000 m3 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 479,000 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 508,000 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 524,000 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 503,000 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 583,000 m3 | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 546,000 m3 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 544,000 m3 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 556,000 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 544,000 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 496,000 m3 | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 492,000 m3 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 459,000 m3 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 385,000 m3 | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 317,000 m3 | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 202,000 m3 | -36.3% |
| 1993 | 213,000 m3 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 213,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 213,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 213,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 213,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 213,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 214,000 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 466,979 m3 | +118.2% |
| 2001 | 525,970 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 525,970 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 512,070 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 398,020 m3 | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 328,000 m3 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 481,000 m3 | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 906,000 m3 | +88.4% |
| 2008 | 828,000 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 748,655 m3 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 853,630 m3 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 929,910 m3 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 961,152 m3 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 917,745 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 925,243 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 974,355 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 969,092 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million m3 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million m3 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million m3 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million m3 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.51 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,400 m3, 48.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.51 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 452,396 m3, 3.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — 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 | +118.2% | 214,000 m3 | 466,979 m3 |
| 2007 | +88.4% | 481,000 m3 | 906,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211,311 m3 | 143,000 m3 | 305,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 419,100 m3 | 334,000 m3 | 508,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 524,700 m3 | 459,000 m3 | 583,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 239,600 m3 | 202,000 m3 | 385,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 572,066 m3 | 328,000 m3 | 906,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 966,709 m3 | 853,630 m3 | 1.10 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million m3 | 1.14 million m3 | 1.51 million 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 — production in Bulgaria?
- Wood-based panels — production in Bulgaria was 1.51 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,000 m3 in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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 — Production. 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