Bhutan

Bhutan is a small, mountainous, landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas. The country’s total forest area has expanded slowly over the past 15 years, with forest cover making up just over 70% of the country’s land area. With the country’s goal to harness ambitious levels of hydropower by 2020, development activities are expected to result in reduced forest cover.

Bhutan

FCPF 2024 Annual Report

The 2024 FCPF annual report spotlights a banner year for total FCPF emission reductions payments, which more than tripled from $53.2 million in 2023 to $164.5 million in 2024.

0.775
Population
millions
38
Land Area
1,000 sq. km
2.1
GDP
$ billions
72.3
Forest Area
% land area
-0.4
Deforestation
avg. annual %, 2000-2015
47.3
Terrestrial protected areas
% of total land area

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Country Focal Points

Andrea Kutter (World Bank)