Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested was 2,547 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Bhutan stood at 2,547 ha.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Bhutan peaked at 8,800 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,700 ha, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 6th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,200 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 4,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,320 ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 4,330 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4,330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,440 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4,440 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,550 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 4,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,650 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 4,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,700 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 4,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5,150 ha | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 5,350 ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5,550 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 5,900 ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 5,889 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5,900 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 8,800 ha | +49.2% |
| 1985 | 6,300 ha | -28.4% |
| 1986 | 6,500 ha | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 6,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 6,900 ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 7,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 7,300 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7,300 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 7,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 6,700 ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 6,200 ha | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 5,700 ha | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 5,200 ha | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 4,700 ha | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4,200 ha | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 3,700 ha | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ha | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 1,700 ha | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 1,728 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,360 ha | +36.6% |
| 2006 | 4,040 ha | +71.2% |
| 2007 | 3,390 ha | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 2,500 ha | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 1,905 ha | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 1,931 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,724 ha | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2,057 ha | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 2,794 ha | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 3,515 ha | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 4,295 ha | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 4,488 ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 5,617 ha | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 8,662 ha | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 6,322 ha | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 5,545 ha | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 4,696 ha | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 3,830 ha | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 3,418 ha | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 2,547 ha | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,329 ha | 4,150 ha | 4,550 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,815 ha | 4,550 ha | 5,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,554 ha | 5,550 ha | 8,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,500 ha | 4,700 ha | 7,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,752 ha | 1,700 ha | 4,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,140 ha | 1,724 ha | 8,662 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,007 ha | 2,547 ha | 5,545 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Bhutan?
- Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Bhutan was 2,547 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,800 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.