Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.5864 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.5864 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 1.61 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5864 hectares per person, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 66th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.61 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.57 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 1.53 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.48 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.32 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.28 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.24 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.24 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.13 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.07 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9871 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9661 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9529 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9222 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9038 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9006 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.901 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8733 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8468 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8602 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8259 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.788 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7704 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8403 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8723 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9104 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9179 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 hectares per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9818 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9684 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9479 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9289 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9143 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8977 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.896 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8602 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8296 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7595 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7493 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7411 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7325 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7244 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7164 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7169 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7097 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.694 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6801 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6752 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6707 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6583 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6343 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6121 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5991 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5864 hectares per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.9661 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8775 hectares per person | 0.788 hectares per person | 0.9529 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9391 hectares per person | 0.7704 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8752 hectares per person | 0.7493 hectares per person | 0.9684 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7061 hectares per person | 0.6707 hectares per person | 0.7411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6192 hectares per person | 0.5864 hectares per person | 0.6583 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan was 0.5864 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5864 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.