Which has higher tree cover loss, Bhutan or Nepal?

Bhutan, at 3,446 hectares against 2,964 hectares in Nepal as of 2025.

What is the difference in tree cover loss between Bhutan and Nepal?

482 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Nepal: Tree Cover Loss

Bhutan

3,446 hectares

in 2025

Nepal

2,964 hectares

in 2025

Bhutan rank

108th

Nepal rank

110th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Bhutan
Nepal

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3,446 hectares against 2,964 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 482 hectares.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nepal ahead.

Bhutan ranks 108th and Nepal ranks 110th of 190 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	658.89 hectares	2,935 hectares	2,277 hectares	Nepal
2010s	1,467 hectares	1,994 hectares	527 hectares	Nepal
2020s	1,708 hectares	2,488 hectares	780.33 hectares	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Bhutan or Nepal?: Bhutan, at 3,446 hectares against 2,964 hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Bhutan and Nepal?: 482 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for tree cover loss?: Bhutan ranks 108th and Nepal ranks 110th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.