Bulgaria vs Greece: Forest land — Area

Bulgaria
3,959 1000 ha
in 2025
Greece
4,763 1000 ha
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
80th
Greece rank
78th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4,763 1000 ha against 3,959 1000 ha in Bulgaria, a difference of 804 1000 ha.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 80th and Greece ranks 78th of 231 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 3,349 1000 ha 3,709 1000 ha 360.3 1000 ha Greece
2000s 3,538 1000 ha 3,714 1000 ha 176.36 1000 ha Greece
2010s 3,817 1000 ha 4,118 1000 ha 301 1000 ha Greece
2020s 3,928 1000 ha 4,763 1000 ha 835.3 1000 ha Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 4,763 1000 ha against 3,959 1000 ha in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Bulgaria and Greece?
804 1000 ha, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for forest land — area?
Bulgaria ranks 80th and Greece ranks 78th 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.