Bulgaria vs Turkey: Planted Forest — Area

Bulgaria
734 1000 ha
in 2025
Turkey
755.01 1000 ha
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Turkey rank
51st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Turkey
02505007501.0k199020072025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 755.01 1000 ha against 734 1000 ha in Bulgaria, a difference of 21.01 1000 ha.

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

Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 207 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 987.45 1000 ha 550.35 1000 ha 437.1 1000 ha Bulgaria
2000s 880.8 1000 ha 585.54 1000 ha 295.26 1000 ha Bulgaria
2010s 812.9 1000 ha 679.13 1000 ha 133.77 1000 ha Bulgaria
2020s 756.5 1000 ha 736.18 1000 ha 20.32 1000 ha Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Bulgaria or Turkey?
Turkey, at 755.01 1000 ha against 734 1000 ha in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Bulgaria and Turkey?
21.01 1000 ha, 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 planted forest — area?
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 8,260 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.