Annual change in forest area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual change in forest area was -8,484 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Bhutan stood at -8,484 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 528.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Bhutan peaked at 9,929 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8,484 hectares, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 192nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,928 hectares | 9,928 hectares | 9,928 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,929 hectares | 9,928 hectares | 9,929 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,140 hectares | 396 hectares | 9,929 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,004 hectares | -8,484 hectares | 396 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Bhutan?
- Annual change in forest area in Bhutan was -8,484 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,929 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,484 hectares in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 528.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.