Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate was -90.32 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan stood at -90.32 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 136.9% on the previous year and down 1,786.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan peaked at 691.67 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -90.32 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 129th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -9.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -67.86 % change on previous year | +601.2% |
| 2005 | 344.44 % change on previous year | -607.6% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -55.81 % change on previous year | -844.2% |
| 2009 | -36.84 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 691.67 % change on previous year | -1977.4% |
| 2011 | -37.9 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2012 | 55.93 % change on previous year | -247.6% |
| 2013 | -84.78 % change on previous year | -251.6% |
| 2014 | 300 % change on previous year | -453.8% |
| 2015 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2016 | -83.05 % change on previous year | -1650.5% |
| 2017 | 420 % change on previous year | -605.7% |
| 2018 | -53.85 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2019 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2020 | -73.08 % change on previous year | -977.0% |
| 2021 | 314.28 % change on previous year | -530.1% |
| 2022 | -55.17 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2023 | 38.46 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 2024 | 244.45 % change on previous year | +535.6% |
| 2025 | -90.32 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.96 % change on previous year | -67.86 % change on previous year | 344.44 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 122.17 % change on previous year | -84.78 % change on previous year | 691.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1 % change on previous year | -90.32 % change on previous year | 314.28 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 126 Moldova -85.19 % change on previous year compare
- 127 South Korea -88.89 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago -88.98 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Liberia -92.31 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Malaysia -93.01 % change on previous year compare
- 132 East Timor -94.44 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Bhutan was -90.32 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 691.67 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.32 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 129th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,786.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.