Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan

Bhutan: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 313.18 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
313.18 million t
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
72nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
318.15 million t
in 2020
All-time low
293.51 million t
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan, 1990–2025

01002003001990200720251990: 293.5 million t1991: 294.7 million t1992: 295.8 million t1993: 297 million t1994: 298.2 million t1995: 299.3 million t1996: 300.5 million t1997: 301.6 million t1998: 302.8 million t1999: 304 million t2000: 305.1 million t2001: 306.3 million t2002: 307.5 million t2003: 308.6 million t2004: 309.8 million t2005: 310.9 million t2006: 312.1 million t2007: 313.3 million t2008: 314.4 million t2009: 315.6 million t2010: 316.8 million t2011: 317 million t2012: 317.2 million t2013: 317.5 million t2014: 317.7 million t2015: 317.9 million t2016: 318 million t2017: 318 million t2018: 318.1 million t2019: 318.1 million t2020: 318.1 million t2021: 317.2 million t2022: 316.2 million t2023: 315.2 million t2024: 314.2 million t2025: 313.2 million t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan is 313.18 million t, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan peaked at 318.15 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 293.51 million t, in 1990.

That places Bhutan 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan, 1990 to 2025.
Year million t Change
1990 293.51 million t
1991 294.67 million t +0.4%
1992 295.83 million t +0.4%
1993 297 million t +0.4%
1994 298.16 million t +0.4%
1995 299.32 million t +0.4%
1996 300.48 million t +0.4%
1997 301.64 million t +0.4%
1998 302.81 million t +0.4%
1999 303.97 million t +0.4%
2000 305.13 million t +0.4%
2001 306.29 million t +0.4%
2002 307.46 million t +0.4%
2003 308.62 million t +0.4%
2004 309.78 million t +0.4%
2005 310.95 million t +0.4%
2006 312.11 million t +0.4%
2007 313.27 million t +0.4%
2008 314.43 million t +0.4%
2009 315.6 million t +0.4%
2010 316.76 million t +0.4%
2011 316.99 million t +0.1%
2012 317.22 million t +0.1%
2013 317.46 million t +0.1%
2014 317.69 million t +0.1%
2015 317.92 million t +0.1%
2016 317.97 million t +0.0%
2017 318.01 million t +0.0%
2018 318.06 million t +0.0%
2019 318.1 million t +0.0%
2020 318.15 million t +0.0%
2021 317.16 million t -0.3%
2022 316.16 million t -0.3%
2023 315.17 million t -0.3%
2024 314.17 million t -0.3%
2025 313.18 million t -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 298.74 million t 293.51 million t 303.97 million t 10
2000s 310.36 million t 305.13 million t 315.6 million t 10
2010s 317.62 million t 316.76 million t 318.1 million t 10
2020s 315.67 million t 313.18 million t 318.15 million t 6

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  3. 71 Georgia 315.57 million t compare
  4. 73 Equatorial Guinea 300.88 million t compare
  5. 74 Latvia 293.41 million t compare
  6. 75 Senegal 271.41 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan?
Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Bhutan was 313.18 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 318.15 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 293.51 million t in 1990.
How does Bhutan rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Bhutan ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Unit
million t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.