Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 145 Saint Lucia 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Iceland 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chile 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 149 Cyprus 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 American Samoa 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Vanuatu 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.