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
Latest (2025)
734,000 hectares
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
43rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.03 million hectares
in 1990
All-time low
734,000 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.03 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1.02 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 992,400 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 982,500 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 972,600 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 962,700 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 952,800 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 942,900 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 933,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 921,400 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 909,800 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 898,200 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 886,600 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 875,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 863,400 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 851,800 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 840,200 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 828,600 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 817,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 818,400 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 819,800 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 821,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 822,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 824,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 815,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 806,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 797,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 788,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 779,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 770,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 761,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 752,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 743,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 734,000 hectares | -1.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 734,000 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 734,000 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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