Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 10.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Bhutan stood at 10.83 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Bhutan peaked at 10.84 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.31 %, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 137th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Share in Land area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.35 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.39 % | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.44 % | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 5.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.46 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.5 % | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 5.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.54 % | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 5.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.59 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.63 % | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.67 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.71 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.99 % | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 5.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.42 % | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 6.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.49 % | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 7.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.79 % | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 10.05 % | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 10.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.18 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.23 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.68 % | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.84 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.83 % | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.83 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 10.83 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.86 %, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4 % | 5.31 % | 5.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.57 % | 5.5 % | 5.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 % | 5.67 % | 6.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 % | 6.42 % | 10.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 % | 10.18 % | 10.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 % | 10.68 % | 10.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 % | 10.83 % | 10.83 % | 5 |
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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 land area in Bhutan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Bhutan was 10.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 % in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Land 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.