Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 99.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 8th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +99.1% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +303.5% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 11.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 5 Niger 99.9% compare
- 6 Guadeloupe 99.8% compare
- 7 French Guiana 99.6% compare
- 9 Martinique 99.4% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
- 11 Czechia 97.7% compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria was 99.5% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).