Bhutan vs Eastern Asia: Forest land — Share in Land area

Bhutan
70.35 %
in 2024
Eastern Asia
24.09 %
in 2024
Bhutan rank
19th
Eastern Asia rank
19th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Bhutan
  • Eastern Asia
20406080199020072024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 70.35 % against 24.09 % in Eastern Asia, a difference of 46.26 %.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.9 times Eastern Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 19th and Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 215 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 60.35 % 18.98 % 41.38 % Bhutan
2000s 68.38 % 20.82 % 47.56 % Bhutan
2010s 71.15 % 22.68 % 48.47 % Bhutan
2020s 70.8 % 23.81 % 46.99 % Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Bhutan or Eastern Asia?
Bhutan, at 70.35 % against 24.09 % in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Bhutan and Eastern Asia?
46.26 %, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eastern Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Eastern Asia rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Bhutan ranks 19th and Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.