Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 101 Chile 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Argentina 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Belarus 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Slovakia 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Poland 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.