Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0103 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria is 0.0103 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.3% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3958 t per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2177 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2169 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2161 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2153 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2128 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.212 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2085 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2122 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2115 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2107 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2072 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2014 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2036 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1987 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1931 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1929 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1935 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1882 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1896 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1852 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1811 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1785 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1771 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1788 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1779 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1769 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1721 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1667 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1684 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1809 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1887 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2066 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2046 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1861 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.18 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1867 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1909 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0723 t per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1898 t per square kilometre | +162.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2298 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2298 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2207 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2209 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3958 t per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2302 t per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1657 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1584 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1582 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1404 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 t per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0448 t per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0426 t per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0225 t per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 t per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | -61.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0103 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0348 t per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0103 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 t per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +166.7% | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 0.0723 t per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +162.5% | 0.0723 t per square kilometre | 0.1898 t per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -85.8% | 0.1909 t per square kilometre | 0.0271 t per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +79.2% | 0.2209 t per square kilometre | 0.3958 t per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -74.6% | 0.1404 t per square kilometre | 0.0357 t per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +61.5% | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | 0.0304 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2137 t per square kilometre | 0.2085 t per square kilometre | 0.2177 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1979 t per square kilometre | 0.1882 t per square kilometre | 0.2107 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1763 t per square kilometre | 0.1667 t per square kilometre | 0.1852 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1579 t per square kilometre | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 0.2066 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2114 t per square kilometre | 0.0723 t per square kilometre | 0.3958 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0581 t per square kilometre | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | 0.1582 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.0163 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Austria 0.0125 t per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mongolia 0.0116 t per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.0049 t per square kilometre compare
- 138 Romania 0.0044 t per square kilometre compare
- 139 Australia 0.0031 t per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0103 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3958 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.