Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Greece?

Greece, at 47,628 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Greece?

8,038 sq. km, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Greece: Forest area (sq. km)

Bulgaria

39,590 sq. km

in 2025

Greece

47,628 sq. km

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

75th

Greece rank

73rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bulgaria
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 47,628 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,038 sq. km.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 75th and Greece ranks 73rd of 214 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,486 sq. km	37,089 sq. km	3,603 sq. km	Greece
2000s	35,379 sq. km	37,143 sq. km	1,764 sq. km	Greece
2010s	38,168 sq. km	41,178 sq. km	3,010 sq. km	Greece
2020s	39,275 sq. km	47,628 sq. km	8,353 sq. km	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bulgaria or Greece?: Greece, at 47,628 sq. km against 39,590 sq. km in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bulgaria and Greece?: 8,038 sq. km, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for forest area?: Bulgaria ranks 75th and Greece ranks 73rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.