Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 3.55 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3.55 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 3.55 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 kg per hectare, in 1989.
Bhutan ranks 82nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.46 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.45 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.37 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.18 kg per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 kg per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.47 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.51 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.44 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.55 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.79 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 3 kg per hectare | +67.2% |
| 2005 | 2.33 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.74 kg per hectare | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 kg per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2.47 kg per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.94 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.23 kg per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.25 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.48 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3.37 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.41 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.42 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.08 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3.43 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 3.34 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.45 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.46 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.55 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.55 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.55 kg per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 kg per hectare, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 kg per hectare | 3 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | +37.1% | 2 kg per hectare | 2.74 kg per hectare |
| 1990 | +26.1% | 1.02 kg per hectare | 1.28 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 kg per hectare | 1.43 kg per hectare | 1.44 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 kg per hectare | 1.43 kg per hectare | 1.45 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per hectare | 1.02 kg per hectare | 1.46 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 kg per hectare | 1.03 kg per hectare | 1.56 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 kg per hectare | 1.44 kg per hectare | 3 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 kg per hectare | 2.47 kg per hectare | 3.48 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 kg per hectare | 3.34 kg per hectare | 3.55 kg 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. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 3.55 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 kg per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.