Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 413 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 413 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Bhutan peaked at 413 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 248 1000 ha, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 151st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 250 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 252 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 252 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 254 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 254 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 255 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 255 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 257 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 259 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 259 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 261 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 261 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 261 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 263 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 265 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 265 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 265 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 267 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 280 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 280 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 350 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 350 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 350 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 350 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 400 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 405 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 407 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 407 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 413 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 413 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,118 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 413 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 520 1000 ha, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.22 1000 ha | 248 1000 ha | 255 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 260.4 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 280.2 1000 ha | 265 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 370 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 406.4 1000 ha | 405 1000 ha | 407 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.6 1000 ha | 407 1000 ha | 413 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 413 1000 ha | 413 1000 ha | 413 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Bhutan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Bhutan was 413 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 413 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.