Bhutan - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Bhutan was 27,251 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,251 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,067 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 25,067
1991 25,166
1992 25,266
1993 25,365
1994 25,464
1995 25,564
1996 25,663
1997 25,762
1998 25,861
1999 25,961
2000 26,060
2001 26,159
2002 26,259
2003 26,358
2004 26,457
2005 26,556
2006 26,656
2007 26,755
2008 26,854
2009 26,954
2010 27,053
2011 27,073
2012 27,092
2013 27,112
2014 27,132
2015 27,152
2016 27,172
2017 27,191
2018 27,211
2019 27,231
2020 27,251

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Bhutan was 71.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 71.45 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.65 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 53.65
1991 53.86
1992 54.08
1993 54.29
1994 63.98
1995 64.23
1996 64.48
1997 64.73
1998 64.98
1999 65.23
2000 65.48
2001 65.73
2002 65.98
2003 66.23
2004 69.41
2005 69.67
2006 69.93
2007 70.19
2008 70.45
2009 70.71
2010 70.97
2011 71.03
2012 71.08
2013 71.13
2014 71.18
2015 71.23
2016 71.23
2017 71.29
2018 71.35
2019 71.40
2020 71.45

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use