Share global forest in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share global forest was 0.0956 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0956
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0956
in 2025
All-time low
0.0766
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0956 for share global forest 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 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0956 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0766, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 77th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0766 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0769 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0772 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0775 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0778 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0781 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0784 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0787 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.079 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0793 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0797 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0806 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0815 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0824 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0834 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0843 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0852 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0871 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.088 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.089 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0895 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0906 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0911 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0917 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.092 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0924 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0928 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0932 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0935 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.094 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0944 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0948 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0952 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0956 | +0.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0956 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 9.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0956 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.078 | 0.0766 | 0.0793 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 | 0.0797 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 | 0.089 | 0.0932 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0946 | 0.0935 | 0.0956 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 share global forest in Bulgaria?
- Share global forest in Bulgaria was 0.0956 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0956 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0766 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share global forest?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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