📊 Data & Charts

Interactive visualizations of Bulgaria's forest data from Global Forest Watch, EEA, and Copernicus satellites.

Bulgaria Forest Summary (2024)

4.24M ha

Total forest area

38.5%

Forest cover

3.4 kha

Lost in 2024

1.4 Mt

CO₂ emissions from loss

18%

Primary forest

🔻 Annual Tree Cover Loss (2001–2024)

📊 Forest Type Breakdown

🌲 Forest Cover Change (1990–2020)

🏔 Regional Forest Cover (%)

🔥 Tree Cover Loss by Driver

♻️ CO₂ Emissions from Forest Loss (Mt/year)

Data sources: Tree cover loss data from Hansen/UMD via Global Forest Watch (30m Landsat). Forest type and cover-change data from EEA Forest Data Portal and FAO Forest Resources Assessment. Carbon emission estimates from GFW using IPCC methodology. Regional percentages from Executive Forest Agency of Bulgaria (IAG) 2018 inventory.