Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria stood at 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 80th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 77 Paraguay 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Portugal 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Liechtenstein 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Lithuania 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Cuba 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area 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.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area 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
Forestland — Area 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.