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 80th out of 231 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 747.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 244 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,385 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,492 1000 ha (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 80th out of 231 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.