Bhutan vs Timor-Leste: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Bhutan
70.1%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
70.9%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
25th
Timor-Leste rank
23rd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Bhutan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 70.9% against 70.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Bhutan ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 253 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 74.0% | 11.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 73.1% | 7.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 71.9% | 0.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 71.0% | 0.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Bhutan or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 70.9% against 70.1% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Bhutan and Timor-Leste?
- 0.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Timor-Leste?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Bhutan ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.