Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 18.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 18.98 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Bhutan peaked at 33.72 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 18.32 %, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 164th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.32 % | 27.03 % | 27.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.44 % | 28.57 % | 30.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.85 % | 29.44 % | 33.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.06 % | 25.87 % | 29.75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.69 % | 21.05 % | 28.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.96 % | 18.32 % | 19.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.78 % | 18.49 % | 18.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 161 Mexico 20.32 % compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 20.11 % compare
- 163 Jordan 19.57 % compare
- 164 Ethiopia PDR 18.98 % compare
- 166 Mozambique 18.76 % compare
- 167 Côte d'Ivoire 18.67 % compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 35.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 23 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 100 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Bhutan?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Bhutan was 18.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.32 % in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Bhutan ranks 164th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.