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 178th out of 248 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.7 % | — |
| 1962 | 27.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 27.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 27.4 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 27.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 27.17 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 27.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27.03 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 27.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.8 % | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 28.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.57 % | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 28.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.34 % | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 29.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30.15 % | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 30 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30.86 % | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 31.48 % | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 31.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.3 % | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 33.72 % | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 32.66 % | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 32.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 31.41 % | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 30.66 % | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 29.44 % | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 29.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 26.8 % | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 26.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.95 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.53 % | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 25.87 % | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 26.52 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 26.78 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 26.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.21 % | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 26.26 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 24.21 % | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 22.67 % | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 21.05 % | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 19.35 % | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 19.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.27 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.42 % | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 18.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 18.65 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.82 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.98 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.98 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 18.98 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 18.98 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 57.14 %, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 175 Mexico 20.32 % compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 20.11 % compare
- 177 Jordan 19.57 % compare
- 178 Ethiopia PDR 18.98 % compare
- 180 Mozambique 18.76 % compare
- 181 Côte d'Ivoire 18.67 % compare
- 181 Cote d'Ivoire 18.67 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (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 178th out of 248 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.