Environment in Bulgaria 3,311 indicators covering environment for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 111.67 % 2023 down 16.3% 49th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 112.04 % 2023 up 17.7% 65th Arable land use per person 0.5408 hectares per person 2023 up 11.3% 14th Forest area 3.96 million hectares 2025 up 3.3% 77th Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 4.3% 77th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.9131 2023 up 2.8% 133rd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.0% 31st Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.1788 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 63.9% 44th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.061 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 47.3% 53rd Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.4% 40th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 92.6% 118th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 95.0% 120th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.8% 62nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.8% 40th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.7% 29th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.8% 24th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.3% 31st Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.0% 25th Plywood and LVL — Production 27,637 m3 2024 down 50.4% 82nd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.3% 85th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.5% 25th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.1% 32nd Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0244 1000 USD per person 2024 up 16.9% 31st Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0175 t per person 2024 down 19.5% 33rd Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0855 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 68.6% 47th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1111 t per square kilometre 2023 down 74.2% 45th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 95th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 4.55 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 41.8% 32nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.7% 17th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.3% 58th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -48.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 910.6% 151st Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 1,238 t 2024 up 6,090.0% 37th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 2,207 1000 USD 2024 up 3,705.2% 33rd Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 71.2% 84th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2181 m3 per person 2024 down 25.4% 80th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.2946 m3 per person 2024 down 17.8% 72nd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3363 m3 per person 2024 down 23.4% 78th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.6839 m3 per person 2024 down 13.1% 55th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 58.7% 84th Primary Forest — Area 596 1000 ha 2025 down 15.3% 45th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1,787 t 2024 down 92.4% 118th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1,574 1000 USD 2024 down 90.4% 116th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0523 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 88.1% 56th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.3837 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 93.7% 48th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.3% 22nd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 65.9% 35th Recovered paper — Import quantity 2,079 t 2024 down 89.3% 97th Recovered paper — Import value 626 1000 USD 2024 down 80.7% 95th Annual change in forest area 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% 25th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% 2025 down 36.5% 31st Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2025 down 36.5% 30th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% 25th Fibreboard — Export quantity 184,004 m3 2024 up 222.8% 32nd Fibreboard — Export value 66,255 1000 USD 2024 up 189.1% 30th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3476 m3 per person 2024 down 0.3% 26th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 744.7% 131st Forest land — Area 3,959 1000 ha 2025 up 3.3% 87th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 3,225 1000 ha 2025 up 7.2% 92nd ← Previous Page 14 of 56 Next →