Forest land area rose 0.361% to 27.5 '000 sq km in Bhutan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Bhutan reached an all time high of 32.4 '000 sq km in 2009 and an all time low of 27.1 '000 sq km in 2010. When compared to Bhutan's main peers, forest land area in Bangladesh amounted to 14.3 '000 sq km, 2,083 '000 sq km in China, 707 '000 sq km in India and 36.4 '000 sq km in Nepal in 2015.
Bhutan has been ranked 95th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | '000 sq km | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | '000 sq km | 32.4 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 sq km | 321 | 318 | 312 | 307 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | '000 sq km | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 sq km | 18.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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