Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Bhutan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.3% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2,383.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Bhutan peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 34th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 as a share of forest area in Bhutan?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Bhutan was 0.3% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 34th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,383.2%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.