Bulgaria vs Nicaragua: Forest area
Bulgaria
3.96 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
74th
Forest area over time
- Bulgaria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.78 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 821,700 hectares.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 235 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.54 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 908,515 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.78 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 821,700 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Nicaragua rank globally for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.