Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was -17.59 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Bhutan stood at -17.59 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 603.0% on the previous year and down 5,852.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Bhutan peaked at 40 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -17.59 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 201st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 40 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 28.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 22.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 18.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 3.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1985 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 1986 | -0.6897 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1987 | -2.78 % change on previous year | +302.8% |
| 1988 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1989 | -0.7407 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7463 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 2.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +81.0% |
| 2009 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +84.6% |
| 2011 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -308.2% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 18.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0.3058 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3049 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.304 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +1355.6% |
| 2018 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2024 | -17.59 % change on previous year | -603.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.12 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 40 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.28 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 28.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0448 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0746 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.7463 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 % change on previous year | -13.26 % change on previous year | 18.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5658 % change on previous year | -17.59 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 198 Belgium-Luxembourg -8.75 % change on previous year compare
- 199 El Salvador -13.35 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Bahrain -17.33 % change on previous year compare
- 202 Czechoslovakia -20.59 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0515 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0006 million USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Bhutan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Bhutan was -17.59 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 40 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.59 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 201st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,852.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.