Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Bhutan, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0035 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0044 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0035 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 15.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0035 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 units per person, 47.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Bhutan?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0035 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.