Bhutan vs China

Bhutan vs China: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 70.4% in Bhutan and 24% in China, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 46.3 percentage points, or 2.93 times that in China.

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Change since 1990, percentage points · FAO

All yearsSince 2010
ValuesChange
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World
Bhutan vs China: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 70.4% in Bhutan and 24% in China, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bhutan, by 46.3 percentage points, or 2.93 times that in China.
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Latest figures

% of land · FAO

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Bhutan70.4 202471.218 of 209
China24 202422.2121 of 209
World31.1 202331.4

What the numbers say

  • Bhutan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2024, Bhutan ranked 18 and China ranked 121 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearBhutanChinaWorld
202470.424–
202370.623.931.1
202270.823.731.1
20217123.531.2
202071.223.331.2
201971.223.231.2
201871.22331.3
201771.222.831.3
201671.222.631.3
201571.222.431.4
201471.222.231.4
201371.12231.4
201271.121.831.5
20117121.631.9
20107121.432
200970.721.132
200870.520.932
200770.220.632.1
200669.920.432.1
200569.720.132.1
200469.419.932.2
200366.219.632.3
20026619.432.3
200165.719.132.3
200065.518.932.4
199965.218.632.5
19986518.432.5
199764.718.232.6
199664.51832.7
199564.217.832.7
19946417.632.8
199354.317.432.8
199254.117.233
199153.917–
199053.716.7–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time