Forest area km in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest area km was 2.67 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.67 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.72 million
in 2020
All-time low
2.51 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Bhutan is 2.67 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Bhutan peaked at 2.72 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.51 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.52 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.53 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.58 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.59 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.63 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.66 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.70 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.67 million | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.67 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.67 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.40 million, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million | 2.51 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 million | 2.61 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 million | 2.71 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.70 million | 2.67 million | 2.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 94 Costa Rica 2.99 million compare
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- 99 Estonia 2.45 million compare
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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 forest area km in Bhutan?
- Forest area km in Bhutan was 2.67 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest area km?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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