Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0347 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0347 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0468 sq. km per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.042 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0457 sq. km per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0454 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0446 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0413 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.037 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0367 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.036 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0358 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0349 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0347 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 16.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0347 sq. km per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0007 sq. km per person, 47.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0449 sq. km per person | 0.042 sq. km per person | 0.0468 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0408 sq. km per person | 0.0388 sq. km per person | 0.0437 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 sq. km per person | 0.0356 sq. km per person | 0.0386 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0351 sq. km per person | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 0.0354 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0347 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0468 sq. km per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.