Annual change forest area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual change forest area was -8,484 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-8,484
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
9,929
in 2001
All-time low
-8,484
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Bhutan stood at -8,484. 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 forest area in Bhutan peaked at 9,929 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8,484, 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.
Annual change forest area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,928 | — |
| 1992 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,928 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,929 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,978 | -80.1% |
| 2012 | 1,978 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,978 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,978 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,978 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 396 | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 396 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 396 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 396 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 396 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,484 | -2242.4% |
| 2022 | -8,484 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,484 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,484 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,484 | -0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's -8,484 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 10.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's -8,484 is below the median for South Asia, which is -493.99, 17.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,928 | 9,928 | 9,928 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,929 | 9,928 | 9,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,140 | 396 | 9,929 | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,004 | -8,484 | 396 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Bhutan?
- Annual change forest area in Bhutan was -8,484 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,929 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,484 in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual change forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).