Land use hidden — Forest in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Forest was 27,310 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 27,310 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Bhutan peaked at 27,310 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,067 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 86th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,067 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 25,166 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25,266 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25,365 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25,464 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25,564 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25,663 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25,762 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25,861 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25,961 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26,060 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26,159 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26,259 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26,358 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,457 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26,556 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26,656 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,755 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26,854 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26,954 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27,053 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27,073 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27,092 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27,112 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,132 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27,152 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27,172 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27,191 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27,211 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27,230 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27,250 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,270 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27,290 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27,310 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 27,310 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 47% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 27,310 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 24,173 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,514 Square kilometres | 25,067 Square kilometres | 25,961 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,507 Square kilometres | 26,060 Square kilometres | 26,954 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,142 Square kilometres | 27,053 Square kilometres | 27,230 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,280 Square kilometres | 27,250 Square kilometres | 27,310 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 83 Costa Rica 30,840 Square kilometres compare
- 84 Benin 29,852 Square kilometres compare
- 85 Georgia 28,224 Square kilometres compare
- 87 Czechia 26,825 Square kilometres compare
- 88 Solomon Islands 25,208 Square kilometres compare
- 89 Côte d’Ivoire 24,980 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — forest in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — forest in Bhutan was 27,310 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 27,310 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,067 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Bhutan ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata