Bhutan vs United Arab Emirates: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bhutan
467,153 hectares
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
399,407 hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
148th
United Arab Emirates rank
150th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bhutan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 467,153 hectares against 399,407 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 67,746 hectares.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 202 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 45,801 hectares | 42,868 hectares | 2,933 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1100s | 44,243 hectares | 42,462 hectares | 1,781 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1200s | 42,564 hectares | 41,997 hectares | 566.9 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1300s | 44,809 hectares | 41,456 hectares | 3,353 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1400s | 46,464 hectares | 40,815 hectares | 5,649 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1500s | 54,688 hectares | 40,035 hectares | 14,653 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1600s | 67,714 hectares | 52,912 hectares | 14,803 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1700s | 76,870 hectares | 64,551 hectares | 12,318 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1710s | 84,290 hectares | 59,859 hectares | 24,431 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1720s | 85,201 hectares | 58,955 hectares | 26,246 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1730s | 86,112 hectares | 58,083 hectares | 28,030 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1740s | 87,023 hectares | 57,241 hectares | 29,782 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1750s | 87,932 hectares | 56,428 hectares | 31,504 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1760s | 88,838 hectares | 55,643 hectares | 33,195 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1770s | 89,740 hectares | 54,885 hectares | 34,855 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1780s | 90,636 hectares | 54,152 hectares | 36,484 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1790s | 91,522 hectares | 53,443 hectares | 38,079 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1800s | 92,398 hectares | 52,756 hectares | 39,641 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1810s | 93,258 hectares | 52,090 hectares | 41,167 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1820s | 100,723 hectares | 55,627 hectares | 45,096 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1830s | 107,822 hectares | 59,415 hectares | 48,407 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1840s | 116,729 hectares | 63,470 hectares | 53,259 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1850s | 123,873 hectares | 67,811 hectares | 56,062 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 130,793 hectares | 72,453 hectares | 58,340 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 140,945 hectares | 77,512 hectares | 63,433 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 152,723 hectares | 82,918 hectares | 69,805 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 162,647 hectares | 88,685 hectares | 73,962 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 174,671 hectares | 94,819 hectares | 79,852 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 190,196 hectares | 101,318 hectares | 88,878 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 219,187 hectares | 106,291 hectares | 112,896 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 248,665 hectares | 111,326 hectares | 137,339 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 276,217 hectares | 116,247 hectares | 159,970 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 313,329 hectares | 152,086 hectares | 161,243 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 365,500 hectares | 208,900 hectares | 156,600 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 392,100 hectares | 214,800 hectares | 177,300 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 438,300 hectares | 233,000 hectares | 205,300 hectares | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 532,700 hectares | 374,000 hectares | 158,700 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 567,830 hectares | 533,870 hectares | 33,960 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 518,800 hectares | 384,195 hectares | 134,605 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 484,936 hectares | 394,152 hectares | 90,785 hectares | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bhutan or United Arab Emirates?
- Bhutan, at 467,153 hectares against 399,407 hectares in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?
- 67,746 hectares, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bhutan ranks 148th and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.