Forest area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest area was 27,310 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Bhutan is 27,310 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bhutan peaked at 27,310 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,067 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 93rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,514 sq. km | 25,067 sq. km | 25,961 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,507 sq. km | 26,060 sq. km | 26,954 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,142 sq. km | 27,053 sq. km | 27,230 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,280 sq. km | 27,250 sq. km | 27,310 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,552 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 73,368 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bhutan?
- Forest area in Bhutan was 27,310 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 27,310 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,067 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest area?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.