Bulgaria - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Bulgaria was 38,930 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,930 in 2020 and a minimum value of 33,270 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 33,270
1991 33,318
1992 33,366
1993 33,414
1994 33,462
1995 33,510
1996 33,558
1997 33,606
1998 33,654
1999 33,702
2000 33,750
2001 34,112
2002 34,474
2003 34,836
2004 35,198
2005 35,560
2006 35,922
2007 36,284
2008 36,646
2009 37,008
2010 37,370
2011 37,562
2012 37,754
2013 37,946
2014 38,138
2015 38,330
2016 38,410
2017 38,540
2018 38,670
2019 38,800
2020 38,930

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Bulgaria was 35.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 35.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.07 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 30.07
1991 30.12
1992 30.16
1993 30.20
1994 30.25
1995 30.29
1996 30.33
1997 30.38
1998 30.42
1999 30.46
2000 30.51
2001 30.83
2002 31.69
2003 32.03
2004 32.36
2005 32.73
2006 33.07
2007 33.41
2008 33.74
2009 34.09
2010 34.42
2011 34.60
2012 34.78
2013 34.95
2014 35.13
2015 35.31
2016 35.38
2017 35.50
2018 35.62
2019 35.74
2020 35.86

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use