Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Bulgaria
12,600 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Bulgaria or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 13,900 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 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- 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 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.