Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 18.54 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria is 18.54 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria peaked at 31.02 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.54 %, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.49 % | 27.98 % | 31.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.95 % | 22.39 % | 27.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3 % | 20.29 % | 21.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.27 % | 18.54 % | 19.99 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Bulgaria was 18.54 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.02 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.54 % in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.