Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0071 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.187 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 44th of 181 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 — Other areas, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.187 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1813 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1758 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1703 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1649 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1595 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1544 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1492 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1443 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1391 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1344 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1298 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1255 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1211 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.117 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1129 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1091 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1054 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1018 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0951 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0889 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0832 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0806 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0778 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0756 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -60.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -43.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0071 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0071 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, 15.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -60.5% | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | 0.029 Square kilometres per person |
| 1994 | -43.3% | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person |
| 2004 | -25.1% | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1652 Square kilometres per person | 0.1443 Square kilometres per person | 0.187 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1196 Square kilometres per person | 0.1018 Square kilometres per person | 0.1391 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0851 Square kilometres per person | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 41 Iraq 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Yemen 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Venezuela 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 45 Somalia 0.007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 46 Jordan 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Afghanistan 0.0062 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 — other areas, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0071 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.187 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.