Bhutan vs Isle of Man: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Bhutan
1.4%
in 2023
Isle of Man
1.5%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
61st
Isle of Man rank
60th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Bhutan
- Isle of Man
How they compare
Isle of Man currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Isle of Man's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 61st and Isle of Man ranks 60th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Isle of Man in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Isle of Man | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 2.7% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 12.6% | 0.9% | Isle of Man |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 11.4% | 10.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -8.5% | -8.5% | 0.0% | Isle of Man |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -2.0% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Bhutan or Isle of Man?
- Isle of Man, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Bhutan and Isle of Man?
- 0.1%, with Isle of Man ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Isle of Man?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Isle of Man rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bhutan ranks 61st and Isle of Man ranks 60th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.