Bulgaria vs French Guiana: Forest certified for sustainable use
Bulgaria
2.60 million thousands of hectares
in 2024
French Guiana
2.43 million thousands of hectares
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
20th
French Guiana rank
23rd
Forest certified for sustainable use over time
- Bulgaria
- French Guiana
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.60 million thousands of hectares against 2.43 million thousands of hectares in French Guiana, a difference of 175,480 thousands of hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Guiana ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 20th and French Guiana ranks 23rd of 246 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2010s | 929,880 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 929,880 thousands of hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.24 million thousands of hectares | 1.94 million thousands of hectares | 299,204 thousands of hectares | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Bulgaria or French Guiana?
- Bulgaria, at 2.60 million thousands of hectares against 2.43 million thousands of hectares in French Guiana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Bulgaria and French Guiana?
- 175,480 thousands of hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and French Guiana?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and French Guiana rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th and French Guiana ranks 23rd of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).