Forest area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Forest area was 39,320 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Bulgaria is 39,320 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bulgaria peaked at 39,320 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33,270 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,486 sq. km | 33,270 sq. km | 33,702 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,379 sq. km | 33,750 sq. km | 37,008 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,152 sq. km | 37,370 sq. km | 38,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,125 sq. km | 38,930 sq. km | 39,320 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 25.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.66 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.98 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 10.35 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bulgaria?
- Forest area in Bulgaria was 39,320 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 39,320 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,270 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for forest area?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.