Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0007 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Bhutan 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.