Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3,225 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3,225 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Bulgaria peaked at 3,225 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,295 1000 ha, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 85th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,361 1000 ha | 2,295 1000 ha | 2,427 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,657 1000 ha | 2,442 1000 ha | 2,872 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,004 1000 ha | 2,920 1000 ha | 3,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,171 1000 ha | 3,117 1000 ha | 3,225 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 82 Burkina Faso 3,234 1000 ha compare
- 83 Guatemala 3,227 1000 ha compare
- 84 Serbia and Montenegro 3,225 1000 ha compare
- 86 Benin 3,091 1000 ha compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 3,090 1000 ha compare
- 88 Pakistan 3,066 1000 ha compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Bulgaria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Bulgaria was 3,225 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,225 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,295 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.