Environment in Bhutan

1,754 indicators covering environment for Bhutan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Consumption-based deforestation per person 18.42 square meters 2023 up 435.1% 12th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.9 % 2021 up 12.5% 88th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 2.66 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 42.5% 22nd
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 37 Square kilometres 2024 down 45.6% 102nd
Industrial water withdrawal 3.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 161st
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 24 1000 USD 2024 down 4.0% 92nd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 394.41 1000 USD 2023 down 20.7% 165th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 44.42 t 2023 down 13.6% 172nd
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 591.06 t 2023 up 214.1% 116th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 313.56 1000 USD 2023 up 271.3% 142nd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 296.33 t 2023 up 14.1% 137th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 607.33 1000 USD 2023 up 105.3% 149th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1.21 t 2023 up 1,357.8% 161st
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 12.28 1000 USD 2023 up 5,479.9% 161st
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 80th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 1,935 1000 SLC 2024 up 26.6% 77th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 10.99 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 78.7% 89th
Case materials — Production 10,000 t 2024 unchanged 79th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 124th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 125th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 1.79 t 2023 up 258.0% 118th
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 3.92 1000 USD 2023 up 1,357.2% 141st
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 9,168 m3 2024 unchanged 82nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 513 Hectares 2020 down 1.3% 130th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 94 Hectares 2020 down 6.6% 130th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 100 Hectares 2020 down 11.5% 135th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,725 Hectares 2020 up 0.7% 87th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3,814 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% 119th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 10 t 2024 unchanged 78th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 88th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 37.04 Square kilometres 2023 down 44.7% 99th
Wood residues — Production 300 m3 2024 up 5.3% 82nd
Buffalo — Stocks 59,289 An 2023 up 25.7% 22nd
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure 2.04 million kg 2023 up 25.7% 22nd
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture 949,931 kg 2023 up 25.7% 21st
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 189,986 kg 2023 up 25.7% 21st
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that leaches 284,979 kg 2023 up 25.7% 21st
Buffalo — Manure management 531,144 kg 2023 up 25.7% 26th
Buffalo — Losses from manure treated 32,686 kg 2023 up 25.7% 23rd
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils 498,458 kg 2023 up 25.7% 25th
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 99,692 kg 2023 up 25.7% 25th
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that leaches 149,537 kg 2023 up 25.7% 25th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 3,421 m3 2024 down 36.2% 93rd
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 9,168 m3 2024 unchanged 72nd
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 2 1000 t 2023 102nd
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 2 1000 t 2023 146th
Freshwater Fish — Food 2 1000 t 2023 146th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 2.66 kg/cap 2023 78th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 20,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 98.8% 147th
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.06 LSU/ha 2023 up 20.0% 10th
Buffalo — Share in total livestock 16.44 %LSU 2023 up 50.1% 7th
Buffalo — Stocks 29,644 LSU 2023 up 25.7% 20th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 5.67 kcal/cap/d 2023 76th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 1,629 million Kcal 2023 146th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.82 g/cap/d 2023 72nd
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 235.55 t 2023 146th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.27 g/cap/d 2023 77th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 76.43 t 2023 146th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 0.11 1000 USD 2023 down 98.8% 126th
Freshwater Fish — Production 0 1000 t 2023 145th