Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
27th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0008 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Bhutan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Bhutan stood at 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Bhutan peaked at 0.0008 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 27th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 16.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 24 Burkina Faso 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Gabon 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Guyana 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Bhutan was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.