Cereal production in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereal production was 73,368 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Bhutan is 73,368 tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Bhutan peaked at 192,713 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69,976 tonnes, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 144th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110,432 tonnes | 98,408 tonnes | 123,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 139,580 tonnes | 126,000 tonnes | 154,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,964 tonnes | 94,800 tonnes | 178,891 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,235 tonnes | 100,025 tonnes | 169,825 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,120 tonnes | 91,437 tonnes | 192,631 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,171 tonnes | 103,295 tonnes | 192,713 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,157 tonnes | 69,976 tonnes | 103,398 tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Bhutan?
- Cereal production in Bhutan was 73,368 tonnes 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 production recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 192,713 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,976 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereal production?
- Bhutan ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.