Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 20,654 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 20,654 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Bhutan peaked at 124,030 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 20,215 ha, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70,400 ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 72,600 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 74,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 76,600 ha | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 78,600 ha | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 80,900 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 83,900 ha | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 85,700 ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 87,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 89,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 91,600 ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 93,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 95,800 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 97,450 ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 99,800 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 101,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 104,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 107,450 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 110,950 ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 112,300 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 115,017 ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 120,150 ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 124,030 ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 120,700 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 119,800 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 118,200 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 93,040 ha | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 93,380 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 94,799 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 97,352 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 95,251 ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 100,313 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 102,967 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 109,483 ha | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 110,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 110,204 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 107,782 ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 100,386 ha | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 74,170 ha | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 79,342 ha | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 59,031 ha | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 59,426 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51,405 ha | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 82,499 ha | +60.5% |
| 2006 | 83,943 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 95,467 ha | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 60,554 ha | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 66,446 ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 58,578 ha | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 65,794 ha | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 56,994 ha | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 53,046 ha | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 52,295 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50,531 ha | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 52,229 ha | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 56,489 ha | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 36,808 ha | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 33,515 ha | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 30,104 ha | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 23,227 ha | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 20,707 ha | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 20,215 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 20,654 ha | +2.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 20,654 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 20,654 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.24 million ha, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +60.5% | 51,405 ha | 82,499 ha |
| 2008 | -36.6% | 95,467 ha | 60,554 ha |
| 2018 | -34.8% | 56,489 ha | 36,808 ha |
| 2000 | -26.1% | 100,386 ha | 74,170 ha |
| 2002 | -25.6% | 79,342 ha | 59,031 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,833 ha | 68,300 ha | 85,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 96,890 ha | 87,700 ha | 107,450 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 112,757 ha | 93,040 ha | 124,030 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,914 ha | 94,799 ha | 110,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,228 ha | 51,405 ha | 95,467 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,628 ha | 33,515 ha | 65,794 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,981 ha | 20,215 ha | 30,104 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Bhutan?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Bhutan was 20,654 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 124,030 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,215 ha in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Bhutan ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.