Change forest area share total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Change forest area share total was 0.3183 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Bulgaria is 0.3183, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Bulgaria peaked at 1.06 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1422, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1441 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1439 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1437 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1434 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1432 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.143 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1428 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1426 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1424 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1422 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +646.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9977 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9782 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9687 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5112 | -47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5086 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.506 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5034 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5009 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3276 | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3266 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3255 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3245 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3234 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3224 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3213 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3203 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3193 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3183 | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.3183 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 4.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +646.2% | 0.1422 | 1.06 |
| 2011 | -47.2% | 0.9687 | 0.5112 |
| 2016 | -34.6% | 0.5009 | 0.3276 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1432 | 0.1424 | 0.1441 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9311 | 0.1422 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4803 | 0.3245 | 0.9687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3208 | 0.3183 | 0.3234 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1388 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2198 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.01 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Bulgaria?
- Change forest area share total in Bulgaria was 0.3183 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for change forest area share total?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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