Annual forest expansion in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual forest expansion was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
73rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
10,120 hectares per year
in 2000
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion in Bhutan is 0 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Bhutan peaked at 10,120 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,930 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 10,120 hectares per year | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,320 hectares per year | -77.1% |
| 2015 | 830 hectares per year | -64.2% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,930 hectares per year | 9,930 hectares per year | 9,930 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,120 hectares per year | 10,120 hectares per year | 10,120 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,575 hectares per year | 830 hectares per year | 2,320 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 73 Bahrain 0 hectares per year
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- 73 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per year
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per year
- 73 Falkland Islands 0 hectares per year
- 73 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per year
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- 73 Gambia 0 hectares per year
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- 73 Gibraltar 0 hectares per year
- 73 Greenland 0 hectares per year
- 73 Guyana 0 hectares per year
- 73 Iran 0 hectares per year
- 73 Iraq 0 hectares per year compare
- 73 Isle of Man 0 hectares per year
- 73 Jersey 0 hectares per year
- 73 Jordan 0 hectares per year
- 73 Kuwait 0 hectares per year compare
- 73 Lebanon 0 hectares per year
- 73 Libya 0 hectares per year
- 73 Malawi 0 hectares per year
- 73 Mauritius 0 hectares per year compare
- 73 Monaco 0 hectares per year
- 73 Namibia 0 hectares per year
- 73 Nauru 0 hectares per year
- 73 Oman 0 hectares per year
- 73 Qatar 0 hectares per year
- 73 San Marino 0 hectares per year
- 73 Singapore 0 hectares per year compare
- 73 Somalia 0 hectares per year
- 73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares per year
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- 73 Tanzania 0 hectares per year
- 73 Tokelau 0 hectares per year
- 73 Vatican 0 hectares per year
- 73 Yemen 0 hectares per year
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Bhutan?
- Annual forest expansion in Bhutan was 0 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 forest expansion recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,120 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual forest expansion?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).