Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
147th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0488 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0488 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 147th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0304 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.044 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0488 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.03 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2897 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre 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 | -26.7% | 0.0409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.03 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0268 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0304 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0317 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0386 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0488 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0271 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 144 Seychelles 0.0337 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 145 Jordan 0.0324 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 146 United States Virgin Islands 0.0314 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 0.0292 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 149 Hong Kong 0.0286 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 150 Yemen 0.0275 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0488 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.