Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Bhutan or East Timor?

East Timor, at 16.07 hectares against 12.53 hectares in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Bhutan and East Timor?

3.54 hectares, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs East Timor: Drivers of deforestation

Bhutan

12.53 hectares

in 2023

East Timor

16.07 hectares

in 2023

Bhutan rank

113th

East Timor rank

110th

Drivers of deforestation over time

Bhutan
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 16.07 hectares against 12.53 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 3.54 hectares.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 113th and East Timor ranks 110th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	83.78 hectares	46.48 hectares	37.29 hectares	Bhutan
2010s	62.25 hectares	12.42 hectares	49.83 hectares	Bhutan
2020s	15.72 hectares	30.61 hectares	14.88 hectares	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Bhutan or East Timor?: East Timor, at 16.07 hectares against 12.53 hectares in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Bhutan and East Timor?: 3.54 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for drivers of deforestation?: Bhutan ranks 113th and East Timor ranks 110th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drivers of deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.