Bulgaria vs Latvia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Bulgaria

92.47 hectares

in 2024

Latvia

98.43 hectares

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

91st

Latvia rank

88th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Latvia currently reports 98.43 hectares against 92.47 hectares in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.96 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 88th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,195 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.