Arable land — Area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Bhutan 81st out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 81st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.