Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan: Annual change in forest area

Bulgaria
12,600 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Kazakhstan rank
24th

Annual change in forest area over time

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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 13,900 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,300 hectares.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 4,800 hectares -531.01 hectares 5,331 hectares Bulgaria
2000s 33,060 hectares -6,781 hectares 39,841 hectares Bulgaria
2010s 18,260 hectares 33,284 hectares 15,024 hectares Kazakhstan
2020s 12,600 hectares 16,335 hectares 3,735 hectares Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Bulgaria or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 13,900 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
1,300 hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.