Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan
Bhutan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 78.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bhutan is 78.37 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bhutan peaked at 80.51 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.09 %, in 1983.
That places Bhutan 54th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.7 % | — |
| 1962 | 68.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 68.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 69.04 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 68.85 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 69.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 69.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 68.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 68.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 67.28 % | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 67.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 67.27 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 67.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.58 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 66.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65.58 % | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 65.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 65.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 64.94 % | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 64.16 % | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 64.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 62.09 % | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 63.06 % | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 63.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 64.52 % | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 65.22 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 66.37 % | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 66.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.44 % | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 69.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.31 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.76 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.8 % | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 70.18 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.93 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 69.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.07 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 69.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 69.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.63 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.42 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 72.29 % | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.18 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 76.17 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 78.27 % | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 78.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.58 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.51 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.96 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.42 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.89 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.37 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.37 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 78.37 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 78.37 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.77 %, 5.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.91 % | 68.7 % | 69.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.43 % | 64.94 % | 67.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.91 % | 62.09 % | 66.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.38 % | 66.08 % | 70.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.1 % | 68.63 % | 76.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.15 % | 78.27 % | 80.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79 % | 78.37 % | 79.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 51 Lesotho 79.33 % compare
- 52 Afghanistan 78.78 % compare
- 53 Northern Mariana Islands 78.49 % compare
- 55 Paraguay 78.33 % compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 78.12 % compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 75.44 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bhutan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bhutan was 78.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.51 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.09 % in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Bhutan ranks 54th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.