What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bulgaria and Rwanda?

1,960 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Rwanda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Bulgaria vs Rwanda: Annual change in forest area

Bulgaria

12,600 hectares

in 2025

Rwanda

14,560 hectares

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

25th

Rwanda rank

22nd

Annual change in forest area over time

Bulgaria
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 14,560 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,960 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 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 Rwanda ranks 22nd of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,800 hectares	-2,762 hectares	7,562 hectares	Bulgaria
2000s	33,060 hectares	354.7 hectares	32,705 hectares	Bulgaria
2010s	18,260 hectares	13,173 hectares	5,087 hectares	Bulgaria
2020s	12,600 hectares	14,560 hectares	1,960 hectares	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Bulgaria or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 14,560 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bulgaria and Rwanda?: 1,960 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Rwanda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Rwanda rank globally for annual change in forest area?: Bulgaria ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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