Millet yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Millet yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 89 countries
All-time high
2.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.6129 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet 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
The most recent figure for millet yields in Bhutan is 1.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Bhutan peaked at 2.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6129 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 44th out of 89 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.
Millet yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.746 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.745 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7304 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7243 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7184 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.717 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.717 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7455 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8302 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7541 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7869 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7937 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7375 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7927 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7889 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8149 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8519 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8587 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 1991 | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8332 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7856 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7698 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7545 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7396 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7077 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.703 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6129 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.66 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6908 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.799 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +59.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -53.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.14 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +59.8% | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | -53.6% | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | +52.1% | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7276 tonnes per hectare | 0.717 tonnes per hectare | 0.746 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.765 tonnes per hectare | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | 0.8302 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8147 tonnes per hectare | 0.7375 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8049 tonnes per hectare | 0.703 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.897 tonnes per hectare | 0.6129 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 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 millet yields in Bhutan?
- Millet yields in Bhutan was 1.11 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 millet yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6129 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for millet yields?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. 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 Millet 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.