Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0488 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0488 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2038 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0488 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0488 Square kilometres per person, measured 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 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.2038 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0488 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 34th 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 — Total area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2038 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1917 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1858 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1799 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1742 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1685 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.163 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1576 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1523 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1472 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1423 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1375 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1329 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1242 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.12 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.116 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1121 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1049 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1016 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0984 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0954 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0924 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0896 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0869 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0784 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0813 Square kilometres per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0723 Square kilometres per person | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0704 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0642 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0628 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.058 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0529 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0509 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0488 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0488 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, 18.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1803 Square kilometres per person | 0.1576 Square kilometres per person | 0.2038 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1313 Square kilometres per person | 0.1121 Square kilometres per person | 0.1523 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0944 Square kilometres per person | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 Square kilometres per person | 0.0688 Square kilometres per person | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 Square kilometres per person | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 Square kilometres per person | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0493 Square kilometres per person | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 31 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 New Zealand 0.0515 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Sweden 0.0502 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Niger 0.0484 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.0445 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0403 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 — total area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0488 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2038 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0488 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 34th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.