Arable land in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land was 0.1272 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Bhutan is 0.1272 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bhutan peaked at 0.4336 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1229 hectares per person, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.3353 hectares per person | 0.4336 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.2961 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.2319 hectares per person | 0.3037 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2752 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.1229 hectares per person | 0.1434 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,552 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 73,368 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bhutan?
- Arable land in Bhutan was 0.1272 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4336 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1229 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.