Bhutan vs Guatemala: Annual change in forest area
Bhutan
-8,484 hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
-13,190 hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
192nd
Guatemala rank
194th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Bhutan
- Guatemala
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -8,484 hectares against -13,190 hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 4,706 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 192nd and Guatemala ranks 194th of 235 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,928 hectares | -62,575 hectares | 72,503 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 9,929 hectares | -48,630 hectares | 58,559 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2,140 hectares | -18,740 hectares | 20,881 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | -7,004 hectares | -13,313 hectares | 6,309 hectares | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Bhutan or Guatemala?
- Bhutan, at -8,484 hectares against -13,190 hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bhutan and Guatemala?
- 4,706 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Guatemala rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 192nd and Guatemala ranks 194th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.