Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1819 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 0.1819 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 1.27 ha per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1819 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7341 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7577 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7791 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8026 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8261 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8475 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8711 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9096 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9332 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9546 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9781 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8966 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8966 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8989 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8775 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8561 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9631 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7789 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9548 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6562 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6746 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5716 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8054 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7934 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7427 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7495 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6527 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7465 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6741 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6194 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6034 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6009 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.701 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4112 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2154 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1956 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1819 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1819 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.47 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -41.3% | 0.701 ha per square kilometre | 0.4112 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +40.9% | 0.5716 ha per square kilometre | 0.8054 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -31.3% | 0.9548 ha per square kilometre | 0.6562 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -31.1% | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 0.7789 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -27.4% | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | 0.2154 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -27.1% | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.7427 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.829 ha per square kilometre | 0.7341 ha per square kilometre | 0.9332 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.9546 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 0.8966 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.8561 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7746 ha per square kilometre | 0.5716 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.603 ha per square kilometre | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | 0.7465 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.1819 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1819 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.