Bulgaria vs Viet Nam: Primary Forest — Area

Bulgaria
596 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
584.8 1000 ha
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Viet Nam rank
44th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Viet Nam
2004006008001.0k199020072025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 596 1000 ha against 584.8 1000 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 11.2 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 44th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 207.85 1000 ha 964.47 1000 ha 756.62 1000 ha Viet Nam
2000s 417.15 1000 ha 865.23 1000 ha 448.08 1000 ha Viet Nam
2010s 650.3 1000 ha 706.27 1000 ha 55.97 1000 ha Viet Nam
2020s 596 1000 ha 594.77 1000 ha 1.23 1000 ha Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Bulgaria or Viet Nam?
Bulgaria, at 596 1000 ha against 584.8 1000 ha in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
11.2 1000 ha, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Viet Nam rank globally for primary forest — area?
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 44th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.