Change forest area share total in Bhutan
Bhutan: Change forest area share total was -0.3172 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Bhutan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Bhutan stood at -0.3172. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 535.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Bhutan peaked at 0.3945 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3172, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 184th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3945 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3929 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3914 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3899 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3884 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3869 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3854 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3839 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3824 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.381 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3796 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3781 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3767 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3753 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3739 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3725 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3711 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3697 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3684 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.367 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0731 | -80.1% |
| 2012 | 0.073 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.073 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0729 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0728 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.3132 | -2249.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3142 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3152 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3162 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3172 | +0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's -0.3172 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 10.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's -0.3172 is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.0264, 12.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2249.2% | 0.0146 | -0.3132 |
| 2011 | -80.1% | 0.367 | 0.0731 |
| 2016 | -80.0% | 0.0728 | 0.0146 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3884 | 0.3824 | 0.3945 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3746 | 0.3684 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.079 | 0.0146 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2602 | -0.3172 | 0.0146 | 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 change forest area share total in Bhutan?
- Change forest area share total in Bhutan was -0.3172 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3945 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3172 in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for change forest area share total?
- Bhutan ranks 184th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 535.4%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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