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South Asia
Forest area (% of land area)

Within the “South Asia” group, Bhutan leads Forest area (% of land area) in 2023 at 71.61%, while Maldives sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 2.75%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.017.935.853.771.6BhutanBhutan: 71.61%71.6NepalNepal: 41.59%41.6Sri LankaSri Lanka: 34.00%34.0IndiaIndia: 24.54%24.5BangladeshBangladesh: 14.49%14.5MaldivesMaldives: 2.75%2.8

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bhutan 71.61%
2 Nepal 41.59%
3 Sri Lanka 34.00%
4 India 24.54%
5 Bangladesh 14.49%
6 Maldives 2.75%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, Bhutan leads with a gap of 30.01% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Maldives at 2.75%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.