Share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of forest area within protected areas was 41.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan is 41.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan peaked at 41.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.7% | — |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +1.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 41.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 41.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.7% | 41.1% | 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 area within protected areas in Bhutan?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Bhutan was 41.1% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).