Wood charcoal production rose 0% to 2,441 kt in Bulgaria in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 43,000 kt in 2006 and an all time low of 2,441 kt in 2018. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, wood charcoal production in Greece amounted to 1,908 kt, 1,106 kt in Romania, 26,000 kt in Serbia and 800 kt in Turkey in 2018.
Bulgaria has been ranked 125th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 33 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wood Charcoal Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Albania | kt | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt | ... | ... | ... | 31,000 | 86,000 | 45,000 | 40,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | kt | 5,743 | 4,626 | 3,772 | 2,441 | 2,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kt | 6,914 | 7,603 | 8,784 | 8,584 | 9,988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | ... | 1,908 | 1,908 | 1,908 | 504 | 303 | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 494 | 339 | 292 | 292 | 292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | kt | 1,187 | 1,181 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Moldova | kt | ... | ... | 1,000 | 130 | 1,000 | 508 | 432 | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | kt | 16,461 | 6,000 | 2,282 | 1,220 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,000 | 22,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 800 | 800 | 800 | ||
| Ukraine | kt | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 179,000 | 177,000 |
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