Grassland — Area from MODIS in Bhutan
Bhutan: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 589.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Bhutan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in Bhutan is 589.02 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Bhutan peaked at 607 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 546.75 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 581.37 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 552.02 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 546.75 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 562.87 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 558.03 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 555.26 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 568.1 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 576.76 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 574.27 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 568.81 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 565.61 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 584.28 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 583.27 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 584.92 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 585.5 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 571.77 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 563.47 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 569.19 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 582.89 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 607 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 601.13 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 573.44 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 588.53 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 589.02 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 589.02 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 589.02 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 549.17 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563.94 1000 ha | 546.75 1000 ha | 581.37 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 575.97 1000 ha | 563.47 1000 ha | 585.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 591.82 1000 ha | 573.44 1000 ha | 607 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 108 Djibouti 640.25 1000 ha compare
- 109 Serbia and Montenegro 639.79 1000 ha compare
- 110 Honduras 639.61 1000 ha compare
- 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 579.76 1000 ha compare
- 113 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 576.98 1000 ha compare
- 114 Oman 564.16 1000 ha 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 grassland — area from modis in Bhutan?
- Grassland — area from modis in Bhutan was 589.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 607 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 546.75 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.