Environment in Bhutan 1,777 indicators covering environment for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in forestry and 1.03 % 2024 up 178.4% 54th Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 0.0412 t 2023 up 312.0% 62nd Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 1.8 1000 USD 2023 up 1,202.8% 75th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 61.0% 2025 up 20.3% 57th Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 — 63rd Fung & Bact – Dithiocarbamates — Agricultural Use 7 t 2024 — 62nd Population using safely managed sanitation services 53.6% 2024 up 13.7% 41st Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 2,460 2023 down 35.3% 99th Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 — 64th Herbicides – Triazines — Agricultural Use 4 t 2024 — 53rd Fung & Bact – Benzimidazoles — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 — 53rd Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 11,946 2019 down 20.8% 155th Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use 237 t 2024 — 22nd Population using safely managed drinking-water services 68.9% 2024 up 57.5% 22nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in forestry and logging 0.31 1000 No 2024 up 158.3% 52nd Austria — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 47 1000 USD 2018 up 683.3% 62nd Fung & Bact – Diazines, morpholines — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 — 44th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 61.0% 2025 up 20.3% 53rd Share of global annual deforestation 0.1% 2020 up 2,802.6% 41st Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 down 100.0% 73rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 73rd Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 down 100.0% 67th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.3% 2020 up 2,383.2% 34th Superphosphates, other — Agricultural Use 379 t 2024 down 35.7% 28th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 4 t 2011 down 90.9% 69th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 2 1000 USD 2011 down 99.2% 70th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 3.4 km2 2021 up 36.0% 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0 km2 2021 — 25th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 2,508 km2 2021 down 0.3% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 56.6 km2 2021 up 26.6% 17th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 2,695 km2 2021 down 0.4% 19th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow 915.2 km2 2021 down 1.4% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 2.3 km2 2021 down 28.1% 36th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 4.2 km2 2021 down 22.2% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 49.9 km2 2021 down 0.6% 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 141.7 km2 2021 up 7.8% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 181 km2 2021 up 0.1% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0.09 % 2021 up 50.0% 26th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 — 20th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 64.94 % 2021 down 0.3% 22nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 1.46 % 2021 up 25.9% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 69.79 % 2021 down 0.4% 35th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent 23.7 % 2021 down 1.4% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.06 % 2021 down 25.0% 39th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.11 % 2021 down 21.4% 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 1.29 % 2021 down 0.8% 34th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 3.67 % 2021 up 7.6% 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 4.69 % 2021 up 0.2% 35th Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 0.01 t 2018 up 66.7% 27th Pentachlorophenol — Import value 0.0135 1000 USD 2018 down 81.2% 41st India — Plywood — Import Quantity 275 m3 2018 down 43.9% 16th India — Plywood — Import Value 643 1000 USD 2018 up 3.5% 9th Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity 68 t 2018 up 6,700.0% 35th Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 47 1000 USD 2018 up 683.3% 41st Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption 100.0% 2013 up 1.6% 11th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CGLS 88.45 1000 ha 2019 — 21st India — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 162 m3 2018 up 980.0% 18th India — Fibreboard — Import Value 263 1000 USD 2018 up 2,822.2% 14th India — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 77 m3 2018 up 24.2% 18th India — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 49 1000 USD 2018 down 37.2% 23rd ← Previous Page 29 of 30 Next →