Cropland — Share in Land area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cropland — Share in Land area was 2.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Bhutan is 2.99 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bhutan peaked at 4.88 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.42 %, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 214th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.44 % | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.46 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.68 % | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.7 % | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8 % | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.93 % | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.04 % | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.17 % | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 3.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.27 % | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.49 % | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 3.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.53 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.42 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.25 % | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.3 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.32 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.99 % | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 4.15 % | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.27 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.32 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.42 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.64 % | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.88 % | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.49 % | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 4.09 % | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 3.72 % | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 3.34 % | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.96 % | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.78 % | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.62 % | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.71 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.81 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.99 % | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.99 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.99 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.99 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 29.05 %, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 % | 2.42 % | 2.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.82 % | 2.68 % | 3.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 % | 3.17 % | 3.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 % | 3.3 % | 4.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 % | 3.34 % | 4.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 % | 2.62 % | 2.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 % | 2.71 % | 2.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 211 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 3.27 % compare
- 213 Jordan 3.21 % compare
- 214 Melanesia 2.99 % compare
- 216 Cayman Islands 2.92 % compare
- 217 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.86 % compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Bhutan?
- Cropland — share in land area in Bhutan was 2.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 % in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Bhutan ranks 214th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.