Land use hidden — Forest in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land use hidden — Forest was 39,320 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 39,320 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Bulgaria peaked at 39,320 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33,270 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,270 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 33,318 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33,366 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33,414 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 33,462 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 33,510 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 33,558 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 33,606 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 33,654 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 33,702 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33,750 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 34,112 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 34,474 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34,836 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35,198 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 35,560 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 35,922 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 36,284 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 36,646 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 37,008 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 37,370 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37,562 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 37,754 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37,946 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 38,138 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 38,330 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38,410 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 38,540 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38,670 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38,800 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38,930 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39,060 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 39,190 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 39,320 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 39,320 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 12.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 39,320 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,486 Square kilometres | 33,270 Square kilometres | 33,702 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,379 Square kilometres | 33,750 Square kilometres | 37,008 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,152 Square kilometres | 37,370 Square kilometres | 38,800 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,125 Square kilometres | 38,930 Square kilometres | 39,320 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Bulgaria?
- Land use hidden — forest in Bulgaria was 39,320 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 39,320 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,270 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata