Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 734,000 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 734,000 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria peaked at 1.03 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 734,000 hectares, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 987,450 hectares | 942,900 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,800 hectares | 828,600 hectares | 933,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 812,900 hectares | 788,000 hectares | 824,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 756,500 hectares | 734,000 hectares | 779,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 40 Hungary 791,690 hectares compare
- 41 Slovakia 776,200 hectares compare
- 42 Turkey 755,010 hectares compare
- 44 South Sudan 715,700 hectares compare
- 46 Philippines 712,110 hectares compare
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria was 734,000 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 734,000 hectares in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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