Austria vs Bulgaria: Forest area
Austria
3.90 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria
3.96 million hectares
in 2025
Austria rank
79th
Bulgaria rank
77th
Forest area over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.96 million hectares against 3.90 million hectares in Austria, a difference of 55,090 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 79th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.80 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 455,181 hectares | Austria |
| 2000s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 310,815 hectares | Austria |
| 2010s | 3.87 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 57,521 hectares | Austria |
| 2020s | 3.90 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | 30,635 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 3.96 million hectares against 3.90 million hectares in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 55,090 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for forest area?
- Austria ranks 79th and Bulgaria ranks 77th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.