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Forest area — Bulgaria

Forest area in Bulgaria in 2023 — 39,320 km². Ranked 77 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2023 39,320 km² +0.33% vs 2022
World rank 77of 213
Period maximum 39,320 km²2023
Period minimum 33,270 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Bulgaria, 1990–202332,00034,00036,00038,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 33,270 km²1991: 33,318 km²1992: 33,366 km²1993: 33,414 km²1994: 33,462 km²1995: 33,510 km²1996: 33,558 km²1997: 33,606 km²1998: 33,654 km²1999: 33,702 km²2000: 33,750 km²2001: 34,112 km²2002: 34,474 km²2003: 34,836 km²2004: 35,198 km²2005: 35,560 km²2006: 35,922 km²2007: 36,284 km²2008: 36,646 km²2009: 37,008 km²2010: 37,370 km²2011: 37,562 km²2012: 37,754 km²2013: 37,946 km²2014: 38,138 km²2015: 38,330 km²2016: 38,410 km²2017: 38,540 km²2018: 38,670 km²2019: 38,800 km²2020: 38,930 km²2021: 39,060 km²2022: 39,190 km²2023: 39,320 km²
Change over the period: +6,050 (+18.18%) Average annual rate: 0.51 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 39,320 km²
World 40.35M km²
Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
Eastern Europe computed 8.61M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 39,320 +130 +0.33%
2022 39,190 +130 +0.33%
2021 39,060 +130 +0.33%
2020 38,930 +130 +0.34%
2019 38,800 +130 +0.34%
2018 38,670 +130 +0.34%
2017 38,540 +130 +0.34%
2016 38,410 +80 +0.21%
2015 38,330 +192 +0.5%
2014 38,138 +192 +0.51%
2013 37,946 +192 +0.51%
2012 37,754 +192 +0.51%
2011 37,562 +192 +0.51%
2010 37,370 +362 +0.98%
2009 37,008 +362 +0.99%
2008 36,646 +362 +1%
2007 36,284 +362 +1.01%
2006 35,922 +362 +1.02%
2005 35,560 +362 +1.03%
2004 35,198 +362 +1.04%
2003 34,836 +362 +1.05%
2002 34,474 +362 +1.06%
2001 34,112 +362 +1.07%
2000 33,750 +48 +0.14%
1999 33,702 +48 +0.14%
1998 33,654 +48 +0.14%
1997 33,606 +48 +0.14%
1996 33,558 +48 +0.14%
1995 33,510 +48 +0.14%
1994 33,462 +48 +0.14%
1993 33,414 +48 +0.14%
1992 33,366 +48 +0.14%
1991 33,318 +48 +0.14%
1990 33,270 — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.