Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 12 Finland 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Central African Republic 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sweden 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Liberia 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.