Austria vs Bulgaria: Forest land — Area

Austria
3,904 1000 ha
in 2025
Bulgaria
3,959 1000 ha
in 2025
Austria rank
82nd
Bulgaria rank
80th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3,959 1000 ha against 3,904 1000 ha in Austria, a difference of 55 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 82nd and Bulgaria ranks 80th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 3,804 1000 ha 3,349 1000 ha 455.18 1000 ha Austria
2000s 3,849 1000 ha 3,538 1000 ha 310.82 1000 ha Austria
2010s 3,874 1000 ha 3,817 1000 ha 57.52 1000 ha Austria
2020s 3,897 1000 ha 3,928 1000 ha 30.64 1000 ha Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Austria or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 3,959 1000 ha against 3,904 1000 ha in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Austria and Bulgaria?
55 1000 ha, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for forest land — area?
Austria ranks 82nd and Bulgaria ranks 80th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.