Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 99.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 240 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2021
All-time low
12.84
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 99.3 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria peaked at 99.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.84, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 7th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.84 | — |
| 2001 | 14.78 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 30.49 | +106.3% |
| 2003 | 30.49 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.49 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.95 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.02 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.72 | +215.0% |
| 2008 | 97.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.33 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.21 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.29 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.42 | 12.84 | 97.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.45 | 97.72 | 99.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3 | 99.29 | 99.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 6 Benin 99.99 compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 98.48 compare
- 9 Latvia 97.31 compare
- 10 Martinique 97.19 compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1388 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2198 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.01 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bulgaria was 99.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.84 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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