Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.53 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.53 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.53 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 121st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9651 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8787 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.609 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5429 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.8787 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6178 ha per square kilometre | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.53 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 121st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.