Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 3,968 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3,968 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,968 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,337 1000 ha, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 71st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,337 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,342 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,346 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,351 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,361 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,366 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,370 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,375 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,385 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,423 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,459 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,495 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,531 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,568 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,604 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,640 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,676 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,712 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,749 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,756 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,775 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,795 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,814 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,833 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,855 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,867 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,880 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,892 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,905 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,918 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,930 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,943 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,955 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3,968 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,358 1000 ha | 3,337 1000 ha | 3,380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,549 1000 ha | 3,385 1000 ha | 3,712 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,822 1000 ha | 3,749 1000 ha | 3,892 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,936 1000 ha | 3,905 1000 ha | 3,968 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Bulgaria?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Bulgaria was 3,968 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,968 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,337 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).