Arable land use per person in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land use per person was 0.1272 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1272 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Bhutan peaked at 0.4336 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1229 hectares per person, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.3353 hectares per person | 0.4336 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.2961 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.2319 hectares per person | 0.3037 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2752 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.1229 hectares per person | 0.1434 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Bhutan?
- Arable land use per person in Bhutan was 0.1272 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4336 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1229 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land use per person?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.