Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.55 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
84th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan stood at 3.55 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan peaked at 3.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +67.2% |
| 2005 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.55 tonnes per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +67.2% | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | +37.1% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +26.1% | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Bhutan was 3.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Bhutan ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.