Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 20,380 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan stood at 20,380 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan peaked at 20,380 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,430 hectares, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,480 hectares | 19,430 hectares | 19,529 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,634 hectares | 19,540 hectares | 19,729 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,136 hectares | 19,750 hectares | 20,358 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,380 hectares | 20,380 hectares | 20,380 hectares | 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan was 20,380 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,380 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,430 hectares in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Bhutan ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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