Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bhutan stood at -0.3%. 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, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bhutan peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | 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 as a share of forest area in Bhutan?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bhutan was -0.3% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 184th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.