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

6,788 Square kilometre, with Romania ahead.

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

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

Romania

55,898 Square kilometre

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

8th

Romania rank

7th

Romania currently reports 55,898 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 6,788 Square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th of 27 countries.

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

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	44,952 Square kilometre	55,620 Square kilometre	10,668 Square kilometre	Romania
2020s	46,348 Square kilometre	55,888 Square kilometre	9,539 Square kilometre	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Bulgaria or Romania?: Romania, at 55,898 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Bulgaria and Romania?: 6,788 Square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for protected areas?: Bulgaria ranks 8th and Romania ranks 7th 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.