Cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0578 hectares per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0578 hectares per person
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
156th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5061 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.0578 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan is 0.0578 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan peaked at 0.5061 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Bhutan 156th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.244 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2416 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1200 | 0.2392 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1300 | 0.2369 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1400 | 0.2345 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1600 | 0.2299 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1700 | 0.2276 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1710 | 0.2395 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1720 | 0.252 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1730 | 0.2653 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 0.2795 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 0.2945 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1760 | 0.3105 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1770 | 0.3274 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1780 | 0.3454 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1790 | 0.3645 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1800 | 0.3848 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1810 | 0.4064 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1820 | 0.4377 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1830 | 0.4467 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1840 | 0.4894 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 1850 | 0.4808 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4638 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 0.4484 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 0.453 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4228 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4216 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4608 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4661 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4547 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.4262 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3983 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1951 | 0.3951 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.3915 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3878 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3838 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3798 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3757 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3714 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.3671 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3627 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5061 hectares per person | +39.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4936 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4815 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4693 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4569 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.448 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4347 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4213 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4114 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3982 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.419 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4015 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3884 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3734 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3737 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3603 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3634 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3509 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3393 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3403 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3437 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3366 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3494 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3428 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3254 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3187 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3012 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.279 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2757 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2797 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2839 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.29 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.302 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3182 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3213 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3187 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3126 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3067 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3028 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2955 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2886 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.282 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2758 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2821 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2527 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2274 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1635 hectares per person | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1586 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1493 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1439 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1307 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1211 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.119 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.117 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0894 hectares per person | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0838 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0751 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0663 hectares per person | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0578 hectares per person | -12.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0578 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0578 hectares per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0578 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +39.5% | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person |
| 2008 | -28.1% | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.1635 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.244 hectares per person | 0.244 hectares per person | 0.244 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2416 hectares per person | 0.2416 hectares per person | 0.2416 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2392 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2369 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2345 hectares per person | 0.2345 hectares per person | 0.2345 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2322 hectares per person | 0.2322 hectares per person | 0.2322 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2299 hectares per person | 0.2299 hectares per person | 0.2299 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2276 hectares per person | 0.2276 hectares per person | 0.2276 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2395 hectares per person | 0.2395 hectares per person | 0.2395 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.252 hectares per person | 0.252 hectares per person | 0.252 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.2653 hectares per person | 0.2653 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2795 hectares per person | 0.2795 hectares per person | 0.2795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2945 hectares per person | 0.2945 hectares per person | 0.2945 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3105 hectares per person | 0.3105 hectares per person | 0.3105 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3274 hectares per person | 0.3274 hectares per person | 0.3274 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3454 hectares per person | 0.3454 hectares per person | 0.3454 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3848 hectares per person | 0.3848 hectares per person | 0.3848 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4064 hectares per person | 0.4064 hectares per person | 0.4064 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4377 hectares per person | 0.4377 hectares per person | 0.4377 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4467 hectares per person | 0.4467 hectares per person | 0.4467 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4894 hectares per person | 0.4894 hectares per person | 0.4894 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4808 hectares per person | 0.4808 hectares per person | 0.4808 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4638 hectares per person | 0.4638 hectares per person | 0.4638 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4484 hectares per person | 0.4484 hectares per person | 0.4484 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4216 hectares per person | 0.4216 hectares per person | 0.4216 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4608 hectares per person | 0.4608 hectares per person | 0.4608 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4661 hectares per person | 0.4661 hectares per person | 0.4661 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4547 hectares per person | 0.4547 hectares per person | 0.4547 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4262 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3983 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4521 hectares per person | 0.3982 hectares per person | 0.5061 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.371 hectares per person | 0.3393 hectares per person | 0.419 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3265 hectares per person | 0.279 hectares per person | 0.3494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3009 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.3213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.1586 hectares per person | 0.3028 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1377 hectares per person | 0.117 hectares per person | 0.1557 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0801 hectares per person | 0.0578 hectares per person | 0.1081 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Bhutan was 0.0578 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5061 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Bhutan rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Bhutan ranks 156th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.