Crop yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Crop yields was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.12 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
116th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.6386 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 116th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Crop yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9167 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6396 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9457 tonnes per hectare | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +50.6% |
| 2011 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.12 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.6% | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 116th out of 126 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.