Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.5184 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan is 0.5184 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 1.11 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5091 hectares per person, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 49th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.11 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 1.05 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.02 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9961 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9648 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9414 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9109 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8845 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8551 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.833 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8051 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7842 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.758 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7383 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7135 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6896 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6715 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.649 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6274 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6114 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5917 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.573 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5592 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5682 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5508 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.534 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.555 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5386 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.523 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5091 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5835 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6058 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.631 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6312 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7299 hectares per person | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7289 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.716 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7025 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6866 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6785 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6631 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6486 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6383 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6256 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6149 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6067 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5997 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.593 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5865 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5801 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5737 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5674 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5612 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5633 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5576 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5522 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5475 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5436 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.54 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5364 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5326 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5289 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5252 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5218 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5184 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5184 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.182 hectares per person, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.5184 hectares per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0202 hectares per person, 25.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9807 hectares per person | 0.8551 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.727 hectares per person | 0.6274 hectares per person | 0.833 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5605 hectares per person | 0.523 hectares per person | 0.6114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6524 hectares per person | 0.5091 hectares per person | 0.7299 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6255 hectares per person | 0.5865 hectares per person | 0.6785 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5587 hectares per person | 0.54 hectares per person | 0.5801 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5272 hectares per person | 0.5184 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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)
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan was 0.5184 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5091 hectares per person in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.