Forest land — Share in Land area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 70.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Bhutan is 70.35 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Bhutan peaked at 71.24 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.65 %, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 21st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.35 % | 53.65 % | 65.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.38 % | 65.48 % | 70.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.15 % | 70.97 % | 71.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 % | 70.35 % | 71.24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 35.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 23 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 100 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Bhutan?
- Forest land — share in land area in Bhutan was 70.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.24 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.65 % in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 — Share in 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.