Crop yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Crop yields was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop yields in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, crop yields in Bhutan stood at 1.12 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Bhutan peaked at 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6386 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9378 tonnes per hectare | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.9457 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Bhutan?
- Crop yields in Bhutan was 1.12 tonnes per hectare 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 crop yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6386 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for crop yields?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.