Agricultural area per capita in Bhutan

Bhutan: Agricultural area per capita was 0.6702 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6702
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.57
in 1961
All-time low
0.6702
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural area per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural area per capita in Bhutan is 0.6702, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Bhutan peaked at 1.57 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6702, in 2023.

Bhutan ranks 67th of 220 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.4 1.24 1.57 9
1970s 1.09 0.9661 1.24 10
1980s 0.8775 0.788 0.9529 10
1990s 0.9391 0.7704 1.04 10
2000s 0.8752 0.7493 0.9684 10
2010s 0.7061 0.6707 0.7411 10
2020s 0.6705 0.6702 0.6708 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 64 Peru 0.7205 compare
  2. 65 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.7175 compare
  3. 66 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.6829 compare
  4. 68 Romania 0.6651 compare
  5. 69 New Caledonia 0.6349 compare
  6. 70 Burkina Faso 0.6345 compare

See the full ranking of 226 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area per capita in Bhutan?
Agricultural area per capita in Bhutan was 0.6702 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6702 in 2023.
How does Bhutan rank for agricultural area per capita?
Bhutan ranks 67th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural area per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 13,086 data points, 1961–2023
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