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Deforestation tables and charts for Bulgaria

Deforestation data for Bulgaria , 1990-2005. Bulgaria 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 3,625,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 32.8
Other wooded land (hectares): 27000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 11,099,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 3,327,000 3,375,000 3,625,000 5000 0.1 50000 1.4 298,000 8.96 1300
Other wooded land 130000 105000 27000 -2,500 -1.92 -15,600 -14.86 -103,000 -79.23 672.57
Primary forests 267000 396000 12,900 4.83 - -267000 -100
Plantations 40000 48000 720 1.8 -




Chart: Forest cover in Bulgaria, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Bulgaria, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Bulgaria 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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