Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 77.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan is 77.25, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan peaked at 128.12 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 63.81, in 2002.
Bhutan ranks 175th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125.7 | — |
| 1962 | 127.22 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 128.12 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 127.43 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 126.62 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 125.12 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 124.3 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 122.95 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 121.96 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 120.47 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 119.23 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 117.75 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 116.25 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 114.96 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 113.76 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 112.53 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 111.19 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 110.4 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 109.21 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 111.48 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 115.29 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 113.03 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 112.34 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 118.96 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 109.72 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 107.95 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 116.1 | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 97.21 | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 96.17 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 107.77 | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 81.67 | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 85.8 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 92 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 93.15 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 97.16 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 96.08 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.26 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 87.98 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 82.79 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 68.01 | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 67.62 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.81 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 67.09 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 77.68 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 110.6 | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 116.08 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 113.34 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 93.81 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 85.48 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 88.4 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 107.01 | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 96.75 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 91.74 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 94.51 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 95.95 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 109.55 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 107.53 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.67 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 100 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 107.49 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 95.11 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 73.56 | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 72.66 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.25 | +6.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 77.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 77.25 is below the median for South Asia, which is 106.03, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 | +42.4% | 77.68 | 110.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.49 | 121.96 | 128.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.58 | 109.21 | 120.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.83 | 96.17 | 118.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.67 | 81.67 | 107.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.35 | 63.81 | 116.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.51 | 88.4 | 109.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.21 | 72.66 | 107.49 | 5 |
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)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan was 77.25 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 128.12 in 1963.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.81 in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Bhutan ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.