What is the difference in protected areas between Austria and Bulgaria?

24,501 Square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria

24,609 Square kilometre

in 2023

Bulgaria

49,110 Square kilometre

in 2023

Austria rank

11th

Bulgaria rank

8th

Bulgaria currently reports 49,110 Square kilometre against 24,609 Square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 24,501 Square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.0 times Austria's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 27 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Austria	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	23,580 Square kilometre	44,952 Square kilometre	21,372 Square kilometre	Bulgaria
2020s	24,544 Square kilometre	46,348 Square kilometre	21,805 Square kilometre	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Austria or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 49,110 Square kilometre against 24,609 Square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Austria and Bulgaria?: 24,501 Square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for protected areas?: Austria ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.