Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan
Bhutan: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 2.66 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Bhutan is 2.66 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Bhutan peaked at 4.36 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.07 %, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 164th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.58 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.56 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.83 % | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 3.8 % | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.05 % | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 4.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.93 % | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.16 % | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 4.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.08 % | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.27 % | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 4.25 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.2 % | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.36 % | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 4.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.31 % | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.19 % | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.28 % | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.08 % | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.19 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.17 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.75 % | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 3.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.74 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.71 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.34 % | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3 % | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.29 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.25 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.21 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.16 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.24 % | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5 % | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 2.61 % | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 2.43 % | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.38 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.36 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 % | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 1.07 % | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 % | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.55 % | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 1.92 % | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 2.29 % | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 2.66 % | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 2.66 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.66 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.66 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.89 %, 30% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -50.8% | 2.36 % | 1.16 % |
| 2020 | +32.5% | 1.17 % | 1.55 % |
| 2008 | -25.4% | 3.5 % | 2.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.76 % | 3.56 % | 4.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.13 % | 3.93 % | 4.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 % | 4.08 % | 4.36 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 % | 3.29 % | 4.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 % | 2.43 % | 3.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 % | 1.07 % | 2.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 % | 1.55 % | 2.66 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Bhutan?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Bhutan was 2.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 % in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Bhutan ranks 164th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.