Bulgaria vs Turkey: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Bulgaria
734,000 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
755,010 hectares
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Turkey rank
42nd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 755,010 hectares against 734,000 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 21,010 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 185 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 987,450 hectares | 550,354 hectares | 437,096 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 880,800 hectares | 585,540 hectares | 295,260 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 812,900 hectares | 679,126 hectares | 133,774 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 756,500 hectares | 736,175 hectares | 20,325 hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 755,010 hectares against 734,000 hectares in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 21,010 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.