Above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan
Bhutan: Above-ground forest biomass was 195.55 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan is 195.55 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan peaked at 195.55 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 195.55 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 269.32 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 269.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 269.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 269.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 195.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 195.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.74 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 244.73 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 269.32 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 195.55 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Bhutan was 195.55 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 195.55 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.55 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Bhutan ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).