Share global forest in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share global forest was 0.0646 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0646
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0652
in 2020
All-time low
0.0577
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Bhutan stood at 0.0646.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Bhutan peaked at 0.0652 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0577, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0577 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0581 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0585 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0588 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0592 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0596 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.06 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0604 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0607 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0611 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0615 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0618 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0621 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0624 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0627 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0629 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0632 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0635 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0638 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0641 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0644 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0645 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0646 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0647 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0648 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0649 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.065 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0651 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0651 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0652 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0652 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0651 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.065 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0649 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0647 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0646 | -0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0646 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0646 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0579, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0594 | 0.0577 | 0.0611 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 | 0.0615 | 0.0641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0648 | 0.0644 | 0.0652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0649 | 0.0646 | 0.0652 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0722 compare
- 95 Czechia 0.0717 compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 0.067 compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.0607 compare
- 99 Estonia 0.0591 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.0588 compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Bhutan?
- Share global forest in Bhutan was 0.0646 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0652 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0577 in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for share global forest?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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