Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan
Bhutan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 20,654 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20,654 hectares
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
124,030 hectares
in 1984
All-time low
20,215 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 20,654 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan peaked at 124,030 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 20,215 hectares, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,300 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 70,400 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 72,600 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 74,500 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 76,600 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 78,600 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 80,900 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 83,900 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 85,700 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 87,700 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 89,700 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 91,600 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 93,700 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 95,800 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 97,450 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 99,800 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 101,700 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 104,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 107,450 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 110,950 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 112,300 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 115,017 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 120,150 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 124,030 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 120,700 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 119,800 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 118,200 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 93,040 hectares | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 93,380 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 94,799 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 97,352 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 95,251 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 100,313 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 102,967 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 109,483 hectares | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 110,600 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 110,204 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 107,782 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 100,386 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 74,170 hectares | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 79,342 hectares | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 59,031 hectares | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 59,426 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51,405 hectares | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 82,499 hectares | +60.5% |
| 2006 | 83,943 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 95,467 hectares | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 60,554 hectares | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 66,446 hectares | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 58,578 hectares | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 65,794 hectares | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 56,994 hectares | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 53,046 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 52,295 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50,531 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 52,229 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 56,489 hectares | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 36,808 hectares | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 33,515 hectares | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 30,104 hectares | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 23,227 hectares | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 20,707 hectares | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 20,215 hectares | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 20,654 hectares | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,833 hectares | 68,300 hectares | 85,700 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 96,890 hectares | 87,700 hectares | 107,450 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 112,757 hectares | 93,040 hectares | 124,030 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,914 hectares | 94,799 hectares | 110,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,228 hectares | 51,405 hectares | 95,467 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,628 hectares | 33,515 hectares | 65,794 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,981 hectares | 20,215 hectares | 30,104 hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bhutan was 20,654 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 124,030 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,215 hectares in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.