Forest land — Area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest land — Area was 2,675 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Bhutan is 2,675 1000 ha, 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 land — area in Bhutan peaked at 2,717 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,507 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 110th out of 249 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 land — Area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,507 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,517 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,527 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,536 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,546 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,566 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,576 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,586 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,596 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,606 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,626 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,636 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,646 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,656 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,666 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,676 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,685 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,695 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,705 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,707 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,709 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,711 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,713 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,715 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,716 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,716 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,716 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,717 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,717 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,709 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,700 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,692 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,683 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,675 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2,675 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2,675 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,398 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,551 1000 ha | 2,507 1000 ha | 2,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,651 1000 ha | 2,606 1000 ha | 2,695 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,713 1000 ha | 2,705 1000 ha | 2,717 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,696 1000 ha | 2,675 1000 ha | 2,717 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 107 Costa Rica 2,990 1000 ha compare
- 108 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 2,776 1000 ha compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 112 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Bhutan?
- Forest land — area in Bhutan was 2,675 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,717 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,507 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest land — area?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.