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Trees & air quality in Bhutan
How much tree cover Bhutan's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 4
- National forest cover
- 71.6%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- PhuentsholingAQI 89
4 cities in Bhutan
Thimphu
2 km around Chang Zamtok
Tree cover
73%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Phuntsholing
2 km around Phuentsholing
Tree cover
63%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Tsirang
2 km around Kikhorthang Gewog
Tree cover
96%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Punākha
2 km radius
Bhutan as a whole
71.6% of Bhutan was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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