Corn yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Corn yields was 3.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in Bhutan is 3.67 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Bhutan peaked at 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7424 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.7424 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 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 corn yields in Bhutan?
- Corn yields in Bhutan was 3.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7424 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for corn yields?
- Bhutan ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.