Bulgaria vs Panama: Forest area
Bulgaria
3.96 million hectares
in 2025
Panama
4.61 million hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
77th
Panama rank
76th
Forest area over time
- Bulgaria
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.61 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 655,610 hectares.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Panama ranks 76th of 235 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.54 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 834,500 hectares | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 694,645 hectares | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.61 million hectares against 3.96 million hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Panama?
- 655,610 hectares, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Panama ranks 76th 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.