Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 18.54 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
18.54 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
66th
of 191 countries
All-time high
31.02 %
in 1990
All-time low
18.54 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Bulgaria, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 31 %1991: 30.7 %1992: 30.3 %1993: 30 %1994: 29.7 %1995: 29.3 %1996: 29 %1997: 28.6 %1998: 28.3 %1999: 28 %2000: 27.6 %2001: 27 %2002: 26.4 %2003: 25.8 %2004: 25.2 %2005: 24.6 %2006: 24 %2007: 23.5 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 22.4 %2010: 21.9 %2011: 21.8 %2012: 21.7 %2013: 21.6 %2014: 21.6 %2015: 21.5 %2016: 21.2 %2017: 20.9 %2018: 20.6 %2019: 20.3 %2020: 20 %2021: 19.7 %2022: 19.4 %2023: 19.1 %2024: 18.8 %2025: 18.5 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.