Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 61.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan peaked at 61.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 53rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.4% | — |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -73.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +300.1% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | +12.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 61.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 13.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 54.2% | 61.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Bhutan was 61.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).