Bhutan vs Gabon: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bhutan

154.43 hectares

in 2024

Gabon

198.22 hectares

in 2024

Bhutan rank

81st

Gabon rank

78th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Bhutan
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 198.22 hectares against 154.43 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 43.78 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 81st and Gabon ranks 78th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).