Austria vs Bulgaria: Annual afforestation
Austria
490 hectares per year
in 2020
Bulgaria
370 hectares per year
in 2020
Austria rank
50th
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Annual afforestation over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 490 hectares per year against 370 hectares per year in Bulgaria, a difference of 120 hectares per year.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 50th and Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,900 hectares per year | 420 hectares per year | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 730 hectares per year | 2,940 hectares per year | 2,210 hectares per year | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 490 hectares per year | 250 hectares per year | 240 hectares per year | Austria |
| 2020s | 490 hectares per year | 370 hectares per year | 120 hectares per year | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 490 hectares per year against 370 hectares per year in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 120 hectares per year, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Austria ranks 50th and Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.