Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0053 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0053 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0108 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0051 Square kilometres per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0053 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0108 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 Square kilometres per person, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0053 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 2.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0053 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, 38.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 46 Yemen 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Morocco 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Peru 0.0054 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.0048 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Canada 0.0046 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0053 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 Square kilometres per person in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.