Food production index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Food production index was 77.75 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food production index in Bhutan, 1961–2022
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 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 77.75 2014-2016 = 100 for food production index in 2022.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in Bhutan peaked at 112.95 2014-2016 = 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.03 2014-2016 = 100, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.31 2014-2016 = 100 | 39.03 2014-2016 = 100 | 48.97 2014-2016 = 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.58 2014-2016 = 100 | 50.05 2014-2016 = 100 | 61.64 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.91 2014-2016 = 100 | 65.06 2014-2016 = 100 | 84.5 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.54 2014-2016 = 100 | 59.31 2014-2016 = 100 | 85.51 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.43 2014-2016 = 100 | 48.8 2014-2016 = 100 | 105.44 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.87 2014-2016 = 100 | 84.07 2014-2016 = 100 | 110.51 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 2014-2016 = 100 | 77.75 2014-2016 = 100 | 112.95 2014-2016 = 100 | 3 |
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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 food production index in Bhutan?
- Food production index in Bhutan was 77.75 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022, 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 food production index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 112.95 2014-2016 = 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.03 2014-2016 = 100 in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for food production index?
- Bhutan ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food production index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.