Agriculture & Rural in Bhutan

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Bhutan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% 2025 up 123.7% 58th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% 2025 down 2.8% 37th
Rural population 56.6% 2025 down 10.6% 51st
Rural population growth -0.9% 2025 down 792.5% 161st
Rural population 450,682 2025 down 3.9% 153rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% 2025 up 14.1% 61st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ 2025 up 86.6% 152nd
Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares 2024 down 60.5% 148th
Cereal yield 3,552 kg per hectare 2024 up 9.1% 82nd
Cereal production 73,368 metric tons 2024 down 56.9% 145th
Fertilizer consumption 9.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 19.3% 162nd
Land area 38,140 sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 133rd
Agricultural land 5,270 sq. km 2023 up 1.4% 148th
Agricultural land 13.8% 2023 up 1.4% 170th
Arable land 100,000 hectares 2023 down 0.2% 147th
Permanent cropland 0.4% 2023 up 12.8% 153rd
Arable land 2.6% 2023 down 0.3% 161st
Arable land 0.1272 hectares per person 2023 down 8.0% 93rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 51.3% 2025 down 22.8% 29th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 36.4% 2025 down 30.6% 43rd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 42.4% 2025 down 26.9% 36th
Average precipitation in depth 2,200 mm per year 2022 unchanged 24th
Crop production index 68.09 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 27.3% 190th
Food production index 77.75 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 15.8% 189th
Livestock production index 132.29 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 55.3% 28th
Forest area 71.6% 2023 up 0.7% 15th
Forest area 27,310 sq. km 2023 up 0.7% 93rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 94.1% 2022 unchanged 12th
Surface area 38,390 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 134th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 up 15.7% 1st