Environment in Bhutan 1,754 indicators covering environment for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 9.1 kg/ha 2023 up 81.1% 87th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 42.71 % 2023 down 36.5% 115th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 74 % 2023 down 44.9% 89th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 52.73 % 2023 down 29.2% 117th Arable land use per person 0.1272 hectares per person 2023 down 8.0% 93rd Forest area 2.67 million hectares 2025 down 1.5% 97th Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 down 0.5% 97th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.1217 2023 up 66.9% 80th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.3% 113th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 126th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 — 130th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.8% 105th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.6% 157th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.7% 146th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 166th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.4% 115th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 166th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.9% 123rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 162nd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.6% 145th Plywood and LVL — Production 14,000 m3 2024 unchanged 90th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.1634 % change on previous year 2024 — 95th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 382.7% 32nd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 113.6% 120th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person 2024 down 62.7% 81st Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person 2024 down 59.3% 75th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 26.0% 153rd Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0006 t per square kilometre 2023 down 30.0% 153rd Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 1.4% 104th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 119th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.2% 110th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 30.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 201.4% 44th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year 2024 — 81st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 6.92 m3 per person 2024 up 0.3% 1st Wood fuel — Production, per capita 6.92 m3 per person 2024 up 0.3% 1st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 7.03 m3 per person 2024 up 0.1% 1st Roundwood — Production, per capita 7.08 m3 per person 2024 up 0.1% 4th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 91st Primary Forest — Area 413 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 51st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 99.8% 175th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 98.5% 173rd Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 99.0% 136th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 140th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 74.3% 73rd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 72.5% 70th Recovered paper — Import quantity 2 t 2024 down 97.9% 188th Recovered paper — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 95.6% 193rd Annual change in forest area -8,484 hectares 2025 down 528.9% 192nd Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.3% 2025 down 535.4% 184th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.3% 2025 down 535.4% 183rd Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -8,484 hectares 2025 down 528.9% 192nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 — 99th Fibreboard — Export quantity 11 m3 2024 down 98.7% 149th Fibreboard — Export value 9 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 145th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0417 m3 per person 2024 down 7.4% 57th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -0.1681 % change on previous year 2024 — 123rd Forest land — Area 2,675 1000 ha 2025 down 1.5% 110th ← Previous Page 14 of 30 Next →