Bulgaria vs Greece: Forest area
Bulgaria
3.96 million hectares
in 2025
Greece
4.76 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
77th
Greece rank
75th
Forest area over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4.76 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 803,800 hectares.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Greece ranks 75th of 235 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 360,300 hectares | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.54 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 176,355 hectares | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 4.12 million hectares | 301,000 hectares | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 835,300 hectares | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 4.76 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 803,800 hectares, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Greece ranks 75th 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.