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

15,322 Square kilometre, with Italy ahead.

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

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.

Bulgaria

49,110 Square kilometre

in 2023

Italy

64,432 Square kilometre

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

8th

Italy rank

6th

Italy currently reports 64,432 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 15,322 Square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Italy ranks 6th of 27 countries.

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

Decade	Bulgaria	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2010s	44,952 Square kilometre	64,240 Square kilometre	19,288 Square kilometre	Italy
2020s	46,348 Square kilometre	64,414 Square kilometre	18,065 Square kilometre	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Bulgaria or Italy?: Italy, at 64,432 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Bulgaria and Italy?: 15,322 Square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for protected areas?: Bulgaria ranks 8th and Italy ranks 6th 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.