Bhutan's forest cover rose from 64.0 % in 1994 to 71.6 % in 2023.
Bhutan · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Bhutan's forest area rose from 25,464 km in 1994 to 27,310 km in 2023.
Bhutan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 28.8 % in 2013 to 51.6 % in 2025.
Bhutan's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 12.8 % in 1994 to 13.8 % in 2023.
Bhutan's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.5 % in 1994 to 2.6 % in 2023.
Air
Bhutan's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 29.9 in 1994 to 30.1 in 2023.
Water
Bhutan's water stress was 0.4 % in 2008 and 0.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
4th of 181 · 1st in South Asia
Bhutan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 171,272 in 1993 to 99,883 in 2022.
Access
Bhutan's safe drinking water rose from 28.4 % in 2000 to 65.6 % in 2024.
Bhutan's safe sanitation rose from 38.2 % in 2000 to 49.5 % in 2024.