Bulgaria vs Congo: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Bulgaria
12,600 hectares
in 2025
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Congo rank
23rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Bulgaria
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14,000 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,400 hectares.
That makes Congo'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 Congo ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,800 hectares | -12,000 hectares | 16,800 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 33,060 hectares | -12,000 hectares | 45,060 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18,260 hectares | -21,730 hectares | 39,990 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12,600 hectares | 7,350 hectares | 5,250 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Bulgaria or Congo?
- Congo, at 14,000 hectares against 12,600 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Bulgaria and Congo?
- 1,400 hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Congo ranks 23rd 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.