Millet yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Millet yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 88 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 | 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 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 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 88 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.