Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.068 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.068 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.5043 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.068 hectares per person, in 2025.
Bhutan ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5043 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.49 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4755 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4609 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4467 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4364 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4225 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4088 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3989 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3856 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4052 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3916 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3815 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3687 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3705 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3581 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.362 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3498 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3381 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3387 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3415 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3305 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3308 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3414 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3128 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3052 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2873 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.265 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2613 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2568 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2665 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2794 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2867 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3011 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3098 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3079 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3021 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2952 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2898 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2849 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2803 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.276 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2721 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.281 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2534 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2299 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1665 hectares per person | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1628 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1611 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.157 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1553 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1536 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.152 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1326 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1307 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1219 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0962 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0774 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 0.068 hectares per person | -12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -27.6% | 0.2299 hectares per person | 0.1665 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.443 hectares per person | 0.3856 hectares per person | 0.5043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3664 hectares per person | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.317 hectares per person | 0.265 hectares per person | 0.3415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2867 hectares per person | 0.2568 hectares per person | 0.3098 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2497 hectares per person | 0.1628 hectares per person | 0.2898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1474 hectares per person | 0.1307 hectares per person | 0.1611 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.068 hectares per person | 0.1219 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Bhutan was 0.068 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5043 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.068 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.