Forest land — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Forest land — Area was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3,959 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,959 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,327 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 87th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,327 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,332 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,337 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,341 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,346 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,351 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,361 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,365 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,370 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,375 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,411 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,447 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,484 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,520 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,556 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,592 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,628 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,665 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,701 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,737 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,756 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,775 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,795 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,814 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,833 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,846 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,858 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,871 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,883 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,909 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,921 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,934 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,946 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3,959 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3,959 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3,959 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,349 1000 ha | 3,327 1000 ha | 3,370 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,538 1000 ha | 3,375 1000 ha | 3,701 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,817 1000 ha | 3,737 1000 ha | 3,883 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,928 1000 ha | 3,896 1000 ha | 3,959 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 forest land — area in Bulgaria?
- Forest land — area in Bulgaria was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,959 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,327 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for forest land — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.