Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3,552 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024. 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 in Bhutan peaked at 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,015 kg per hectare, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 82nd out of 181 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 (kg per hectare) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,441 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,440 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,439 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,439 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,438 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,438 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,435 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1,433 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,435 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1,437 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,437 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,441 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,440 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,443 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,448 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1,439 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,444 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1,443 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,434 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,425 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,458 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1,445 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,429 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,442 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,386 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,372 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,182 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 1,020 kg per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1,015 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 1,028 kg per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 1,064 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,164 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1,281 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1,366 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1,468 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1,541 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1,560 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,507 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,438 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,449 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,549 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1,791 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 2,995 kg per hectare | +67.2% |
| 2005 | 2,335 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2,200 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1,999 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2,742 kg per hectare | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 2,160 kg per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2,469 kg per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2,802 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2,944 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3,226 kg per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3,255 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,476 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,373 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3,412 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3,416 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,082 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3,435 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 3,345 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,446 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,462 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,552 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3,552 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3,552 kg per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,592 kg per hectare, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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% | 1,791 kg per hectare | 2,995 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | +37.1% | 1,999 kg per hectare | 2,742 kg per hectare |
| 1990 | +26.1% | 1,015 kg per hectare | 1,280 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,437 kg per hectare | 1,433 kg per hectare | 1,441 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,441 kg per hectare | 1,434 kg per hectare | 1,448 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,317 kg per hectare | 1,015 kg per hectare | 1,458 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,326 kg per hectare | 1,028 kg per hectare | 1,560 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,066 kg per hectare | 1,438 kg per hectare | 2,995 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,146 kg per hectare | 2,469 kg per hectare | 3,476 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,448 kg per hectare | 3,345 kg per hectare | 3,552 kg per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Bhutan?
- Cereal yield in Bhutan was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,015 kg per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereal yield?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.