What is land area in Bhutan?

Land area in Bhutan was 38,140 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 46,723 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 38,117 sq. km in 2004.

How does Bhutan rank for land area?

Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Bhutan

Name: Land area in Bhutan
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Land area was 38,140 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

38,140 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

133rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

46,723 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

38,117 sq. km

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Bhutan, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 38,140 sq. km for land area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Bhutan peaked at 46,723 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38,117 sq. km, in 2004.

Bhutan ranks 133rd of 216 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	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	9
1970s	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	10
1980s	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	10
1990s	42,569 sq. km	39,800 sq. km	46,723 sq. km	10
2000s	38,790 sq. km	38,117 sq. km	39,800 sq. km	10
2010s	38,127 sq. km	38,117 sq. km	38,144 sq. km	10
2020s	38,140 sq. km	38,140 sq. km	38,140 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

130 Estonia 42,730 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 40,000 sq. km compare
132 Switzerland 39,510 sq. km compare
134 Netherlands 33,670 sq. km compare
135 Moldova 32,930 sq. km compare
136 Belgium 30,494 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Bhutan?: Land area in Bhutan was 38,140 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 46,723 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 38,117 sq. km in 2004.
How does Bhutan rank for land area?: Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.