Bhutan vs New Zealand: Share of global annual deforestation
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2020
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
41st
New Zealand rank
39th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 39th of 112 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Bhutan ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 39th of 112 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.