Bentonite production rose 49.9% to 61.6 kt in Bulgaria in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, bentonite production in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 243 kt in 1999 and an all time low of 41.1 kt in 2014.
Bulgaria has been ranked 25th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of bentonite production, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bentonite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Albania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt | 16.0 | 0.314 | ... | ... | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | kt | 108 | 99.7 | 53.9 | 77.9 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | 1,500 | 845 | 1,225 | 1,255 | 1,032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 5.30 | 17.2 | 22.9 | 1.39 | 7.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 387 | 350 | 377 | 430 | 502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.96 | 6.13 | 6.45 | 6.53 | 6.29 | ||||
| Macedonia | kt | 9.03 | 7.08 | 8.92 | 2.36 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | kt | 13.8 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 24.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkey | kt | 763 | 728 | 482 | 1,044 | 633 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 195 | 185 | 211 | 219 | 219 |
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