Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bhutan

Bhutan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 13.82 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.82 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 237 countries
All-time high
15.56 %
in 2005
All-time low
7.73 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bhutan, 1961–2024

051015196119922024

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 192nd out of 237 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 189 Republic of Korea 15.99 % compare
  2. 190 Cook Islands 15.88 % compare
  3. 191 Chile 14.41 % compare
  4. 193 Cyprus 13.56 % compare
  5. 194 Vanuatu 13.26 % compare
  6. 195 Russian Federation 13.17 % compare

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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 192nd out of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.