Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 13.82 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 13.82 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Bhutan peaked at 15.56 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.73 %, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 205th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 7.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 7.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7.88 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.92 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.18 % | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 8.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.24 % | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 8.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.39 % | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 8.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.52 % | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 8.56 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.67 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 8.84 % | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 8.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.95 % | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2 % | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 9.5 % | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 9.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.95 % | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 9.85 % | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.67 % | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.72 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.79 % | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 10.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.79 % | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 14.2 % | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 14.32 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.52 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.32 % | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 15.56 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.16 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 14.77 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.39 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.02 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.64 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.79 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.61 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.45 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.54 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.63 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.73 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.82 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 13.82 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 13.82 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.45 %, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.83 % | 7.73 % | 7.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.39 % | 8.18 % | 8.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.38 % | 8.84 % | 9.95 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.65 % | 9.72 % | 14.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.75 % | 14.02 % | 15.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.61 % | 13.45 % | 13.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.71 % | 13.54 % | 13.82 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Cook Islands 15.88 % compare
- 204 Chile 14.41 % compare
- 206 American Samoa 13.58 % compare
- 207 Cyprus 13.56 % compare
- 208 Vanuatu 13.26 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Bhutan?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Bhutan was 13.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.56 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 % in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Bhutan ranks 205th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.