Deforestation statistics for Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Demographic data

Population (2022)	6,948,445
Annual population growth rate (2022)	-0.70%
Population density (people/sq km)	64
Net migration	-4,800
Fertility rate	1.6
Median age	45
Urban population share	76%

Bulgaria: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 108,560

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 4,138,964
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 38.1%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 128,363
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 3.1%

Bulgaria: Annual forest and tree cover data

Bulgaria: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 8,202
2002: 4,639
2003: 5,199
2004: 8,170
2005: 6,567
2006: 5,171
2007: 9,557
2008: 6,448
2009: 6,100
2010: 3,569
2011: 3,332
2012: 9,978
2013: 3,693
2014: 6,689
2015: 7,293
2016: 7,395
2017: 7,688
2018: 9,754
2019: 4,125
2020: 4,795

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Blagoevgrad	336,524	2,797	1,784	1,230	2,787	8,598	2.6%
Montana	107,054	522	361	677	375	1,936	1.8%
Pazardzhik	242,403	1,547	1,623	819	878	4,866	2.0%
Pernik	111,937	507	312	1,084	4,178	6,081	5.4%
Pleven	37,890	623	906	450	307	2,286	6.0%
Plovdiv	209,356	885	819	585	717	3,006	1.4%
Razgrad	60,666	529	691	472	629	2,321	3.8%
Ruse	47,405	301	330	448	649	1,729	3.6%
Shumen	116,236	947	944	600	484	2,974	2.6%
Silistra	59,965	323	315	427	513	1,578	2.6%
Sliven	146,167	1,264	472	620	357	2,712	1.9%
Burgas	320,688	1,922	1,063	2,225	1,173	6,383	2.0%
Smolyan	254,513	1,986	1,428	1,824	3,502	8,741	3.4%
Sofia	402,094	2,477	1,705	2,191	2,526	8,899	2.2%
Stara Zagora	159,714	1,865	2,071	922	1,039	5,897	3.7%
Targovishte	80,229	648	1,580	734	605	3,568	4.4%
Varna	111,111	750	618	1,553	832	3,753	3.4%
Veliko Tarnovo	168,512	1,980	2,705	2,656	1,217	8,558	5.1%
Vidin	97,136	330	604	1,361	713	3,008	3.1%
Vratsa	82,387	597	711	631	483	2,422	2.9%
Yambol	57,078	878	580	1,220	362	3,040	5.3%
Dobrich	51,188	335	182	337	449	1,303	2.5%
Gabrovo	143,389	880	1,276	1,572	652	4,381	3.1%
Grad Sofiya	50,361	275	188	149	398	1,010	2.0%
Haskovo	154,773	3,833	2,463	1,070	1,665	9,031	5.8%
Kardzhali	144,226	321	187	1,397	2,101	4,007	2.8%
Kyustendil	148,983	783	971	1,398	3,405	6,557	4.4%
Lovech	236,965	2,669	3,955	2,333	760	9,717	4.1%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Lovech	Yablanitsa	9,354	111	240	148	40	540	5.8%
Blagoevgrad	Sandanski	46,434	86	50	29	61	225	0.5%
Blagoevgrad	Satovcha	15,266	96	113	41	58	307	2.0%
Blagoevgrad	Simitli	29,612	102	110	124	310	645	2.2%
Blagoevgrad	Strumyani	19,807	276	146	82	48	551	2.8%
Blagoevgrad	Yakoruda	23,480	211	156	79	173	619	2.6%
Blagoevgrad	Belitsa	26,297	507	179	200	271	1,157	4.4%
Blagoevgrad	Blagoevgrad	28,826	87	133	67	363	650	2.3%
Blagoevgrad	Garmen	26,967	423	261	211	321	1,216	4.5%
Blagoevgrad	Gotse Delchev	15,144	22	20	18	63	124	0.8%
Blagoevgrad	Hadzhidimovo	12,659	102	80	38	145	365	2.9%
Blagoevgrad	Kresna	19,216	63	78	47	487	674	3.5%
Blagoevgrad	Petrich	23,699	63	41	35	59	199	0.8%
Blagoevgrad	Razlog	21,092	482	273	167	226	1,149	5.4%
Montana	Berkovitsa	28,652	72	113	147	64	395	1.4%
Montana	Varshets	16,622	44	41	119	53	257	1.5%
Montana	Yakimovo	550	2	1	1	0	4	0.7%
Montana	Boichinovtsi	1,751	34	19	21	5	79	4.5%
Montana	Brusartsi	2,265	18	15	23	15	71	3.1%
Montana	Chiprovtsi	16,542	19	13	78	63	173	1.0%
Montana	Georgy Damyanovo	24,027	80	47	73	72	272	1.1%
Montana	Lom	1,942	16	18	19	19	72	3.7%
Montana	Medkovets	787	6	8	5	5	24	3.0%
Montana	Montana	13,086	225	79	182	54	541	4.1%
Montana	Valchedram	828	5	8	9	25	47	5.7%
Pazardzhik	Batak	52,004	317	293	125	110	846	1.6%
Pazardzhik	Strelcha	6,865	40	16	2	11	70	1.0%
Pazardzhik	Velingrad	65,593	517	518	379	443	1,858	2.8%
Pazardzhik	Belovo	28,035	62	74	53	39	227	0.8%
Pazardzhik	Bratsigovo	14,464	22	63	11	12	108	0.7%
Pazardzhik	Lesichevo	5,419	26	361	55	10	453	8.4%
Pazardzhik	Panagyurishte	29,339	94	124	74	129	421	1.4%
Pazardzhik	Pazardzhik	7,104	27	22	18	15	81	1.1%
Pazardzhik	Peshtera	7,612	37	39	15	11	102	1.3%
Pazardzhik	Rakitovo	17,362	262	96	72	66	495	2.9%
Pazardzhik	Septemvri	8,605	141	16	15	32	204	2.4%
Pernik	Breznik	13,690	36	54	201	814	1,104	8.1%
Pernik	Kovachevtsi	5,103	31	14	38	141	224	4.4%
Pernik	Pernik	17,812	96	48	47	223	413	2.3%
Pernik	Radomir	17,407	80	32	37	376	525	3.0%
Pernik	Tran	40,457	163	110	568	2,008	2,849	7.0%
Pernik	Zemen	17,469	102	53	195	617	966	5.5%
Pleven	Belene	2,901	10	39	89	114	252	8.7%
Pleven	Pleven	9,562	117	177	76	43	413	4.3%
Pleven	Pordim	570	1	7	1	4	14	2.5%
Pleven	Cherven Bryag	6,427	272	487	62	43	864	13.4%
Pleven	Dolna Mitropoliya	3,903	61	67	25	8	161	4.1%
Pleven	Dolni Dabnik	1,861	41	30	70	2	143	7.7%
Pleven	Gulyantsi	2,795	34	44	47	54	179	6.4%
Pleven	Iskar	1,419	9	16	12	2	39	2.7%
Pleven	Knezha	698	2	3	1	1	7	1.0%
Pleven	Levski	2,301	55	9	12	6	81	3.5%
Pleven	Nikopol	5,454	19	28	55	31	133	2.4%
Plovdiv	Asenovgrad	28,537	45	46	55	85	230	0.8%
Plovdiv	Perushtitsa	2,131	18	26	1	1	47	2.2%
Plovdiv	Plovdiv	169	1	0	0	2	4	2.4%
Plovdiv	Rakovski	621	4	10	2	1	17	2.7%
Plovdiv	Rodopi	41,489	164	103	73	84	425	1.0%
Plovdiv	Sadovo	357	2	0	0	3	5	1.4%
Plovdiv	Saedinenie	1,902	20	19	2	4	44	2.3%
Plovdiv	Stamboliyski	122	7	6	2	1	16	13.1%
Plovdiv	Brezovo	14,873	88	50	79	157	373	2.5%
Plovdiv	Hisar	21,279	178	119	104	66	468	2.2%
Plovdiv	Kaloyanovo	3,271	26	12	20	18	75	2.3%
Plovdiv	Karlovo	60,762	222	288	136	125	771	1.3%
Plovdiv	Krichim	1,550	2	3	0	1	7	0.5%
Plovdiv	Laki	21,228	28	22	43	123	217	1.0%
Plovdiv	Maritsa	551	4	4	7	15	30	5.4%
Plovdiv	Parvomay	10,515	75	110	59	31	276	2.6%
Razgrad	Isperih	7,461	102	171	55	138	466	6.2%
Razgrad	Kubrat	7,084	81	77	39	91	289	4.1%
Razgrad	Loznitsa	9,721	71	82	10	85	248	2.6%
Razgrad	Razgrad	14,569	70	189	169	169	597	4.1%
Razgrad	Samuil	5,006	47	54	41	34	176	3.5%
Razgrad	Tsar Kaloyan	7,805	18	71	82	46	216	2.8%
Razgrad	Zavet	9,021	139	48	76	67	329	3.6%
Ruse	Borovo	3,492	16	27	69	123	236	6.8%
Ruse	Byala	10,037	106	84	43	115	348	3.5%
Ruse	Dve Mogili	7,158	9	15	17	27	69	1.0%
Ruse	Ivanovo	5,640	11	5	27	15	57	1.0%
Ruse	Rousse	4,673	49	22	98	109	278	5.9%
Ruse	Slivo Pole	1,226	38	11	31	92	172	14.0%
Ruse	Tsenovo	2,898	36	35	50	98	219	7.6%
Ruse	Vetovo	12,282	35	132	112	69	349	2.8%
Shumen	Gara Hitrino	4,970	15	11	33	22	80	1.6%
Shumen	Venets	5,617	23	77	32	64	195	3.5%
Shumen	Kaolinovo	5,314	93	230	76	56	454	8.5%
Shumen	Kaspichan	6,064	15	8	10	1	35	0.6%
Shumen	Nikola Kozlevo	7,339	164	295	67	48	574	7.8%
Shumen	Novi Pazar	7,712	251	71	64	48	433	5.6%
Shumen	Preslav	9,816	80	40	38	34	193	2.0%
Shumen	Shumen	11,433	39	33	100	43	215	1.9%
Shumen	Smyadovo	29,607	123	98	108	102	430	1.5%
Shumen	Varbitsa	28,364	145	82	70	67	364	1.3%
Silistra	Alfatar	8,812	52	33	51	81	218	2.5%
Silistra	Dulovo	15,792	127	169	116	129	541	3.4%
Silistra	Glavinitsa	10,268	35	30	52	37	153	1.5%
Silistra	Kainardzha	6,468	20	8	35	40	103	1.6%
Silistra	Silistra	7,385	17	13	61	45	136	1.8%
Silistra	Sitovo	4,584	22	23	35	57	137	3.0%
Silistra	Tutrakan	6,656	51	39	77	124	291	4.4%
Sliven	Kotel	53,885	119	221	142	101	583	1.1%
Sliven	Nova Zagora	8,344	274	77	35	78	465	5.6%
Sliven	Sliven	55,275	178	78	358	52	666	1.2%
Sliven	Tvarditsa	28,664	693	96	84	126	998	3.5%
Burgas	Aitos	12,085	54	81	122	30	288	2.4%
Burgas	Sozopol	25,927	190	63	170	51	474	1.8%
Burgas	Sredets	51,803	900	206	716	279	2,101	4.1%
Burgas	Sungurlare	39,440	111	192	266	203	772	2.0%
Burgas	Tsarevo	45,615	63	50	22	93	229	0.5%
Burgas	Burgas	4,838	78	10	38	28	155	3.2%
Burgas	Kameno	873	2	5	10	1	19	2.2%
Burgas	Karnobat	9,518	56	17	67	27	166	1.7%
Burgas	Malko Tarnovo	39,886	128	73	168	150	518	1.3%
Burgas	Nesebar	23,631	57	65	297	77	495	2.1%
Burgas	Pomorie	11,301	18	42	92	38	190	1.7%
Burgas	Primorsko	21,701	45	37	107	70	259	1.2%
Burgas	Ruen	34,069	219	222	151	125	718	2.1%
Smolyan	Banite	23,069	83	37	448	656	1,224	5.3%
Smolyan	Zlatograd	12,736	23	16	149	159	347	2.7%
Smolyan	Borino	16,495	229	106	33	53	420	2.5%
Smolyan	Chepelare	32,166	159	261	178	292	891	2.8%
Smolyan	Devin	48,317	164	284	109	183	740	1.5%
Smolyan	Dospat	20,195	190	135	49	70	444	2.2%
Smolyan	Madan	9,782	129	57	157	137	481	4.9%
Smolyan	Nedelino	4,943	7	12	277	144	440	8.9%
Smolyan	Rudozem	13,557	224	96	61	85	466	3.4%
Smolyan	Smolyan	73,251	779	423	364	1,722	3,289	4.5%
Sofia	Anton	2,398	25	2	6	6	40	1.7%
Sofia	Godech	16,952	47	35	61	65	209	1.2%
Sofia	Gorna Malina	15,947	74	83	97	42	296	1.9%
Sofia	Ihtiman	38,143	675	367	274	279	1,595	4.2%
Sofia	Koprivshtitsa	10,389	18	43	306	171	538	5.2%
Sofia	Kostenets	18,835	228	111	89	117	545	2.9%
Sofia	Kostinbrod	7,617	44	9	21	65	138	1.8%
Sofia	Mirkovo	13,120	36	43	74	62	215	1.6%
Sofia	Pirdop	11,470	71	57	107	61	296	2.6%
Sofia	Pravets	20,053	51	42	66	37	196	1.0%
Sofia	Samokov	68,240	570	351	228	899	2,047	3.0%
Sofia	Botevgrad	30,603	129	75	74	61	339	1.1%
Sofia	Slivnitsa	3,881	6	17	2	44	69	1.8%
Sofia	Svoge	61,680	114	71	262	275	722	1.2%
Sofia	Zlatitsa	9,673	42	60	70	22	194	2.0%
Sofia	Bozhurishte	1,988	6	4	1	25	35	1.8%
Sofia	Chavdar	3,050	27	33	27	14	101	3.3%
Sofia	Chelopech	1,582	1	15	10	4	30	1.9%
Sofia	Dolna Banya	4,517	53	30	80	14	177	3.9%
Sofia	Dragoman	12,267	52	40	31	123	247	2.0%
Sofia	Elin Pelin	18,831	67	45	80	48	239	1.3%
Sofia	Etropole	30,859	140	173	227	92	631	2.0%
Stara Zagora	Bratya Daskalovi	13,314	237	227	90	131	685	5.1%
Stara Zagora	Radnevo	1,537	23	58	82	10	173	11.3%
Stara Zagora	Stara Zagora	24,017	321	771	257	103	1,452	6.0%
Stara Zagora	Chirpan	6,238	106	57	29	120	312	5.0%
Stara Zagora	Galabovo	4,324	495	58	44	59	656	15.2%
Stara Zagora	Gurkovo	17,576	191	41	70	81	382	2.2%
Stara Zagora	Kazanlak	35,253	110	271	159	218	758	2.2%
Stara Zagora	Maglizh	20,594	160	357	79	54	649	3.2%
Stara Zagora	Nikolaevo	4,217	72	27	27	19	144	3.4%
Stara Zagora	Opan	2,473	56	41	12	28	137	5.5%
Stara Zagora	Pavel Banya	30,171	97	164	72	215	548	1.8%
Targovishte	Antonovo	27,427	168	800	459	213	1,640	6.0%
Targovishte	Omurtag	10,659	172	317	131	216	836	7.8%
Targovishte	Opaka	4,926	46	88	35	12	180	3.7%
Targovishte	Popovo	21,857	236	334	61	79	710	3.2%
Targovishte	Targovishte	15,360	27	40	49	86	201	1.3%
Varna	Aksakovo	12,441	64	28	61	45	199	1.6%
Varna	Valchi Dol	4,260	137	136	269	86	629	14.8%
Varna	Varna	7,046	87	36	19	23	165	2.3%
Varna	Vetrino	893	34	4	18	6	62	6.9%
Varna	Avren	14,179	77	67	45	80	270	1.9%
Varna	Beloslav	1,741	11	6	2	2	20	1.1%
Varna	Byala	9,992	65	44	465	45	619	6.2%
Varna	Dalgopol	20,538	54	72	244	244	615	3.0%
Varna	Devnya	1,128	4	4	22	9	39	3.5%
Varna	Dolni Chiflik	29,942	153	195	309	190	847	2.8%
Varna	Provadiya	6,268	48	16	26	54	144	2.3%
Varna	Suvorovo	2,683	16	10	73	46	144	5.4%
Veliko Tarnovo	Elena	51,712	364	513	552	273	1,703	3.3%
Veliko Tarnovo	Zlataritsa	18,955	151	247	356	159	913	4.8%
Veliko Tarnovo	Gorna Orhyahovitsa	6,128	144	117	70	18	349	5.7%
Veliko Tarnovo	Lyaskovets	3,933	93	131	31	18	274	7.0%
Veliko Tarnovo	Pavlikeni	6,000	134	141	59	35	369	6.2%
Veliko Tarnovo	Polski Trambesh	7,129	173	118	101	31	422	5.9%
Veliko Tarnovo	Strazhitsa	17,594	344	274	419	218	1,254	7.1%
Veliko Tarnovo	Suhindol	5,870	193	400	160	28	781	13.3%
Veliko Tarnovo	Svishtov	6,091	35	37	58	105	234	3.8%
Veliko Tarnovo	Veliko Tarnovo	45,098	349	728	850	333	2,260	5.0%
Vidin	Belogradchik	25,901	82	219	420	229	950	3.7%
Vidin	Ruzh	5,374	14	38	58	41	151	2.8%
Vidin	Vidin	5,718	82	70	105	49	305	5.3%
Vidin	Boinitsa	3,772	12	8	39	5	63	1.7%
Vidin	Bregovo	2,894	21	18	21	7	67	2.3%
Vidin	Chuprene	22,350	28	48	307	111	494	2.2%
Vidin	Dimovo	10,211	52	100	114	116	382	3.7%
Vidin	Gramada	3,602	8	20	36	16	79	2.2%
Vidin	Kula	6,848	18	49	84	51	202	2.9%
Vidin	Makresh	10,249	12	33	178	88	310	3.0%
Vidin	Novo Selo	217	3	1	0	0	5	2.3%
Vratsa	Borovan	543	5	6	4	10	25	4.6%
Vratsa	Vratsa	22,318	105	96	100	32	332	1.5%
Vratsa	Byala Slatina	5,540	106	192	121	57	476	8.6%
Vratsa	Hairedin	370	1	2	1	1	5	1.4%
Vratsa	Kozloduy	899	31	14	58	67	170	18.9%
Vratsa	Krivodol	4,206	44	47	32	16	139	3.3%
Vratsa	Mezdra	28,146	175	130	145	153	603	2.1%
Vratsa	Miziya	760	2	1	10	12	25	3.3%
Vratsa	Oryahovo	2,049	20	13	25	61	119	5.8%
Vratsa	Roman	17,557	107	210	135	75	527	3.0%
Yambol	Bolyarovo	21,463	376	165	372	68	980	4.6%
Yambol	Elhovo	16,685	311	217	655	159	1,341	8.0%
Yambol	Straldzha	8,484	38	45	134	28	244	2.9%
Yambol	Tundzha	9,828	150	140	45	102	437	4.4%
Yambol	Yambol	617	4	14	15	4	37	6.0%
Dobrich	Balchik	6,078	17	27	42	58	143	2.4%
Dobrich	Dobrich	18,695	150	74	138	168	531	2.8%
Dobrich	Dobrich-selska	906	15	11	3	3	32	3.5%
Dobrich	General Toshevo	4,159	13	9	45	40	107	2.6%
Dobrich	Kavarna	1,496	4	4	18	9	35	2.3%
Dobrich	Krushari	7,466	6	6	50	47	110	1.5%
Dobrich	Shabla	904	3	1	1	4	9	1.0%
Dobrich	Tervel	11,484	127	48	40	121	336	2.9%
Gabrovo	Dryanovo	16,022	107	112	204	61	484	3.0%
Gabrovo	Gabrovo	43,337	115	122	207	129	573	1.3%
Gabrovo	Sevlievo	62,111	511	819	724	325	2,379	3.8%
Gabrovo	Tryavna	21,919	147	224	437	137	945	4.3%
Grad Sofiya	Stolichna	50,361	275	188	149	398	1,010	2.0%
Haskovo	Dimitrovgrad	5,915	78	67	60	20	225	3.8%
Haskovo	Svilengrad	13,142	292	225	125	95	737	5.6%
Haskovo	Topolovgrad	19,029	384	342	94	537	1,356	7.1%
Haskovo	Harmanli	12,336	550	547	134	204	1,435	11.6%
Haskovo	Haskovo	12,167	189	87	41	20	338	2.8%
Haskovo	Ivaylovgrad	48,073	1,122	335	157	182	1,796	3.7%
Haskovo	Lyubimets	8,484	426	215	31	61	733	8.6%
Haskovo	Madzharovo	18,180	570	338	269	377	1,554	8.5%
Haskovo	Mineralni Bani	4,768	36	33	62	49	180	3.8%
Haskovo	Simeonovgrad	1,830	69	103	17	1	190	10.4%
Haskovo	Stambolovo	10,850	117	169	79	120	486	4.5%
Kardzhali	Ardino	21,325	46	24	625	534	1,229	5.8%
Kardzhali	Chernoochene	13,707	32	27	45	131	235	1.7%
Kardzhali	Dzhebel	9,421	31	5	137	184	358	3.8%
Kardzhali	Kardzhali	18,388	43	26	170	202	441	2.4%
Kardzhali	Kirkovo	26,702	78	57	158	296	589	2.2%
Kardzhali	Krumovgrad	44,514	81	45	231	680	1,037	2.3%
Kardzhali	Momchilgrad	9,148	9	2	31	70	112	1.2%
Kardzhali	Skalna Glava	1,022	0	0	0	5	5	0.5%
Kyustendil	Boboshevo	4,242	36	17	15	36	104	2.5%
Kyustendil	Bobovdol	5,078	39	23	13	101	177	3.5%
Kyustendil	Dupnitsa	8,575	27	14	36	141	219	2.6%
Kyustendil	Kocherinovo	5,465	30	18	99	304	451	8.3%
Kyustendil	Kyustendil	52,909	304	670	788	1,300	3,062	5.8%
Kyustendil	Nevestino	29,451	222	149	259	493	1,123	3.8%
Kyustendil	Rila	17,143	60	26	38	53	177	1.0%
Kyustendil	Sapareva Banya	10,004	15	23	7	81	126	1.3%
Kyustendil	Treklyano	16,115	51	31	141	897	1,119	6.9%
Lovech	Apriltsi	17,590	64	71	48	24	208	1.2%
Lovech	Letnitsa	4,167	27	82	110	13	232	5.6%
Lovech	Loukovit	11,372	456	680	383	36	1,556	13.7%
Lovech	Lovech	33,280	539	1,033	477	195	2,243	6.7%
Lovech	Teteven	56,600	246	269	220	112	846	1.5%
Lovech	Troyan	67,205	305	341	316	155	1,117	1.7%
Lovech	Ugarchin	37,396	920	1,239	631	185	2,976	8.0%
Blagoevgrad	Bansko	28,022	277	143	93	205	718	2.6%

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2019 forest data for Bulgaria | Archived forest data for Bulgaria | Forest data for Bulgaria

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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