Cropland — Area per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Bhutan is 0.14 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.49 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.13 ha/cap, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 131st out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.49 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.46 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.41 ha/cap | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.39 ha/cap | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.34 ha/cap | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.29 ha/cap | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.26 ha/cap | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.27 ha/cap | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.28 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.29 ha/cap | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.31 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.28 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.25 ha/cap | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.23 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.18 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.16 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.14 ha/cap | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.14 ha/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.14 ha/cap is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.09 ha/cap, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4378 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.367 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.316 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.288 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.147 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.138 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 131 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 East Timor 0.14 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Bhutan?
- Cropland — area per capita in Bhutan was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.