Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 27,099 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan, 1990–2023
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.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,874 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 24,973 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25,072 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25,171 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25,270 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25,369 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25,468 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25,568 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25,667 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25,766 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25,865 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25,964 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26,063 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26,162 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,261 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26,360 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26,459 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,558 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26,657 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26,756 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26,855 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26,874 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26,893 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26,912 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 26,930 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26,949 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26,968 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26,986 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27,005 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27,020 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27,040 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,060 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27,080 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27,099 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 27,099 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,414 Square kilometres, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 27,099 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 22,814 Square kilometres, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 78 Costa Rica 29,914 Square kilometres compare
- 79 Benin 29,577 Square kilometres compare
- 80 Georgia 27,504 Square kilometres compare
- 82 Cuba 27,093 Square kilometres compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 24,972 Square kilometres compare
- 84 Côte d’Ivoire 24,841 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 — 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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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