Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0014 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
91st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0049 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0013 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0014 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0049 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 91st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0009 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -27.6% | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 88 Austria 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 89 Guatemala 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Norway 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 92 Germany 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0014 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 91st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.