Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,654 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Bhutan stood at 2,654 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Bhutan peaked at 2,697 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,487 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 103rd out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,487 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,497 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,507 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,517 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,527 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,537 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,547 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,567 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,577 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,586 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,596 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,606 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,626 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,636 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,646 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,656 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,666 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,676 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,686 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,687 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,689 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,691 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,693 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,695 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,695 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,696 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,696 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,696 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,697 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,688 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,680 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,671 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,663 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,654 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2,654 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2,654 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,269 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,532 1000 ha | 2,487 1000 ha | 2,577 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,631 1000 ha | 2,586 1000 ha | 2,676 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,692 1000 ha | 2,686 1000 ha | 2,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,676 1000 ha | 2,654 1000 ha | 2,697 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 100 Côte d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
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- 102 Saudi Arabia 2,700 1000 ha compare
- 104 Austria 2,591 1000 ha compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 2,412 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Bhutan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Bhutan was 2,654 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,697 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,487 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.