Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 30th out of 227 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
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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 change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.