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
Latest (2025)
20,380 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 185 countries
All-time high
20,380 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
19,430 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,430 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 19,441 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 19,452 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 19,463 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 19,474 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 19,485 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 19,496 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 19,507 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 19,518 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 19,529 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 19,540 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 19,561 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19,582 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19,603 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 19,624 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19,645 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19,666 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19,687 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19,708 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19,729 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 19,750 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19,854 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19,958 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20,062 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20,166 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20,270 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20,292 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20,314 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20,336 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 20,358 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,380 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 20,380 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,380 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,380 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,380 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20,380 hectares | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 20,380 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 20,380 hectares is below the median for South Asia, which is 330,350 hectares, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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