Bulgaria vs Greece: Forest area
Bulgaria
3,959 ha th
in 2025
Greece
4,763 ha th
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
Greece rank
66th
Forest area over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4,763 ha th against 3,959 ha th in Bulgaria, a difference of 804 ha th.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Greece ranks 66th of 212 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 | 3,327 ha th | 3,709 ha th | 381.9 ha th | Greece |
| 2000s | 3,375 ha th | 3,709 ha th | 333.9 ha th | Greece |
| 2010s | 3,785 ha th | 3,909 ha th | 124.4 ha th | Greece |
| 2020s | 3,928 ha th | 4,763 ha th | 835.3 ha th | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 4,763 ha th against 3,959 ha th in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 804 ha th, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Greece ranks 66th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.