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 95th out of 222 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.
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
- 92 Latvia 2,903 1000 ha compare
- 93 Côte d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 2,700 1000 ha compare
- 96 Austria 2,591 1000 ha compare
- 97 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 2,412 1000 ha compare
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 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 95th out of 222 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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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.