Bulgaria vs Kenya: Forest area
Bulgaria
3.96 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya
3.91 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
77th
Kenya rank
78th
Forest area over time
- Bulgaria
- Kenya
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.96 million hectares against 3.91 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 45,190 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 78th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | 426,024 hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.54 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 306,327 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 243,027 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 174,865 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Kenya?
- Bulgaria, at 3.96 million hectares against 3.91 million hectares in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Kenya?
- 45,190 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kenya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Kenya rank globally for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 78th 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.