Forestland — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Forestland — Area was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Bulgaria stood at 3,959 1000 ha. 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,959 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,327 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.
Forestland — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,327 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,332 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,337 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,341 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,346 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,351 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,361 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,365 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,370 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,375 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,411 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,447 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,484 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,520 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,556 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,592 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,628 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,665 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,701 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,737 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,756 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 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 | 3,846 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,858 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,871 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,883 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,909 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,921 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,934 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,946 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3,959 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,959 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 10.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,959 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,349 1000 ha | 3,327 1000 ha | 3,370 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,538 1000 ha | 3,375 1000 ha | 3,701 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,817 1000 ha | 3,737 1000 ha | 3,883 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,928 1000 ha | 3,896 1000 ha | 3,959 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Bulgaria?
- Forestland — area in Bulgaria was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,327 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for forestland — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Forestland — 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).