Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
142nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 142nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 139 Marshall Islands 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Malaysia 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Bahrain 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kiribati 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 144 Colombia 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Jordan 0.0023 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.