Annual deforestation in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual deforestation was 8,480 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation in Bhutan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Bhutan is 8,480 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,394.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Bhutan peaked at 8,480 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 41st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 190 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 385 hectares per year | 340 hectares per year | 430 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,480 hectares per year | 8,480 hectares per year | 8,480 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in Bhutan?
- Annual deforestation in Bhutan was 8,480 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,480 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual deforestation?
- Bhutan ranks 41st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,394.1%. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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