Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan

Bhutan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 18.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.98 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 231 countries
All-time high
33.72 %
in 1983
All-time low
18.32 %
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.