Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 81.46 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 81.46 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria peaked at 81.46 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.98 %, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 160th 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 | 70.51 % | 68.98 % | 72.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.05 % | 72.36 % | 77.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7 % | 78.14 % | 79.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.73 % | 80.01 % | 81.46 % | 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria was 81.46 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.46 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.98 % in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Bulgaria ranks 160th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.