Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 31,850 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria is 31,850 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria peaked at 31,850 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,950 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 75th of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,950 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 23,097 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,244 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 23,391 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 23,538 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 23,685 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 23,832 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23,979 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 24,126 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 24,273 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 24,420 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 24,898 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 25,376 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 25,854 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 26,332 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 26,810 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 27,288 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 27,766 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 28,244 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 28,722 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29,200 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 29,378 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29,556 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29,734 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29,912 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 30,090 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30,240 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30,470 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 30,700 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30,930 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31,160 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31,390 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31,620 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31,850 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 31,850 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 12.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 31,850 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,242 Square kilometres, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,612 Square kilometres | 22,950 Square kilometres | 24,273 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,571 Square kilometres | 24,420 Square kilometres | 28,722 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,021 Square kilometres | 29,200 Square kilometres | 30,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,505 Square kilometres | 31,160 Square kilometres | 31,850 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bulgaria was 31,850 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31,850 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,950 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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