Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 100.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.8% | — |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.8% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 100.0% compare
- 1 Vietnam 100.0% compare
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bulgaria was 100.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).