Annual afforestation in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual afforestation was 370 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 370 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Bulgaria peaked at 2,940 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,900 hectares per year | 2,900 hectares per year | 2,900 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,940 hectares per year | 2,940 hectares per year | 2,940 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 250 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 400 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 370 hectares per year | 370 hectares per year | 370 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Bulgaria?
- Annual afforestation in Bulgaria was 370 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,940 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual afforestation?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.