Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0485 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2026 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0485 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0485 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.2026 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0485 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2026 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1966 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1906 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1847 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1789 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1732 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1676 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1621 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1567 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1514 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1464 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1415 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1367 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1322 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1277 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1234 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1193 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1153 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1115 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1078 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.101 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0979 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0948 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0919 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0891 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0864 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0839 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0793 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0779 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0809 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0718 Square kilometres per person | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0726 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0586 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0526 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.051 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0485 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0485 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0024 Square kilometres per person, 19.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1792 Square kilometres per person | 0.1567 Square kilometres per person | 0.2026 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1305 Square kilometres per person | 0.1115 Square kilometres per person | 0.1514 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | 0.1078 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | 0.0842 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0598 Square kilometres per person | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | 0.0543 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 28 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0513 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 New Zealand 0.0506 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 0.0436 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Brazil 0.0396 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 — land area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2026 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.