Forestland — Area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0034 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0047 1000 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 16.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 45.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 1000 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.