Forestland — Area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forestland — Area was 2,675 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Bhutan is 2,675 1000 ha, 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, forestland — area in Bhutan peaked at 2,717 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,507 1000 ha, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 101st of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,551 1000 ha | 2,507 1000 ha | 2,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,651 1000 ha | 2,606 1000 ha | 2,695 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,713 1000 ha | 2,705 1000 ha | 2,717 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,696 1000 ha | 2,675 1000 ha | 2,717 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 98 Costa Rica 2,990 1000 ha compare
- 99 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 2,776 1000 ha compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 103 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Bhutan?
- Forestland — area in Bhutan was 2,675 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,717 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,507 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forestland — area?
- Bhutan ranks 101st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).