Land use hidden — Total area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land use hidden — Total area was 38,390 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38,390 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 202 countries
All-time high
47,000 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
38,390 Square kilometres
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Bhutan stood at 38,390 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Bhutan peaked at 47,000 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38,390 Square kilometres, in 2018.
Bhutan ranks 119th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47,000 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40,077 Square kilometres | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,077 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38,394 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38,394 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38,390 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 38,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 38,390 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,800 Square kilometres, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 38,390 Square kilometres is below the median for South Asia, which is 106,395 Square kilometres, 36% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,846 Square kilometres | 40,077 Square kilometres | 47,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,067 Square kilometres | 38,394 Square kilometres | 40,077 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,393 Square kilometres | 38,390 Square kilometres | 38,394 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,390 Square kilometres | 38,390 Square kilometres | 38,390 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 116 Costa Rica 51,100 Square kilometres compare
- 117 Denmark 42,920 Square kilometres compare
- 118 Switzerland 41,291 Square kilometres compare
- 120 Guinea-Bissau 36,130 Square kilometres compare
- 121 Taiwan 35,960 Square kilometres compare
- 122 Belgium 30,689 Square kilometres 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 in Bhutan?
- Land use hidden — total area in Bhutan was 38,390 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 47,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,390 Square kilometres in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Bhutan ranks 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata