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

19,713 Square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.

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

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

Sweden

68,823 Square kilometre

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

8th

Sweden rank

5th

Sweden currently reports 68,823 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 19,713 Square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 27 countries.

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

Decade	Bulgaria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	44,952 Square kilometre	64,532 Square kilometre	19,581 Square kilometre	Sweden
2020s	46,348 Square kilometre	67,434 Square kilometre	21,086 Square kilometre	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher protected areas, Bulgaria or Sweden?: Sweden, at 68,823 Square kilometre against 49,110 Square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in protected areas between Bulgaria and Sweden?: 19,713 Square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for protected areas?: Bulgaria ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.