Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan

Bhutan: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 27,099 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,099 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
81st
of 189 countries
All-time high
27,099 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
24,874 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 24.9k Square kilometres1991: 25.0k Square kilometres1992: 25.1k Square kilometres1993: 25.2k Square kilometres1994: 25.3k Square kilometres1995: 25.4k Square kilometres1996: 25.5k Square kilometres1997: 25.6k Square kilometres1998: 25.7k Square kilometres1999: 25.8k Square kilometres2000: 25.9k Square kilometres2001: 26.0k Square kilometres2002: 26.1k Square kilometres2003: 26.2k Square kilometres2004: 26.3k Square kilometres2005: 26.4k Square kilometres2006: 26.5k Square kilometres2007: 26.6k Square kilometres2008: 26.7k Square kilometres2009: 26.8k Square kilometres2010: 26.9k Square kilometres2011: 26.9k Square kilometres2012: 26.9k Square kilometres2013: 26.9k Square kilometres2014: 26.9k Square kilometres2015: 26.9k Square kilometres2016: 27.0k Square kilometres2017: 27.0k Square kilometres2018: 27.0k Square kilometres2019: 27.0k Square kilometres2020: 27.0k Square kilometres2021: 27.1k Square kilometres2022: 27.1k Square kilometres2023: 27.1k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 27,099 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan peaked at 27,099 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,874 Square kilometres, in 1990.

Bhutan ranks 81st of 189 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,320 Square kilometres 24,874 Square kilometres 25,766 Square kilometres 10
2000s 26,311 Square kilometres 25,865 Square kilometres 26,756 Square kilometres 10
2010s 26,939 Square kilometres 26,855 Square kilometres 27,020 Square kilometres 10
2020s 27,070 Square kilometres 27,040 Square kilometres 27,099 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan?
Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan was 27,099 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 27,099 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 24,874 Square kilometres in 1990.
How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Bhutan ranks 81st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
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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