Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Bhutan
Bhutan: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 264.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 264.9 kg/ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Bhutan peaked at 609.3 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 105.5 kg/ha, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 146th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 217.9 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 217.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 221.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 221.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 225 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 222.9 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 222.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 220.9 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 220.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 224 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 224 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 227 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 229.8 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 232.5 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 230.4 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 232.9 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 235.4 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 233.3 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 198.9 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 192.3 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 186.4 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 172.3 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 189.7 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 184.3 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 180 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 148.5 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 116.1 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 117.8 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 105.5 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 277.1 kg/ha | +162.7% |
| 1992 | 300.4 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 300.9 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 301.5 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 301.4 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 301.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 300.4 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 297.7 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 285.5 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 251.6 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 278.3 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 292.4 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 305.1 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 326.8 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 306.3 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 240.7 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 192.7 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 209.7 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 247.6 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 305.8 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 609.3 kg/ha | +99.2% |
| 2012 | 261.2 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 238.9 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 261.7 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 311.8 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 293.3 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 282.7 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 235.2 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 224.6 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 319.8 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 234.7 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 259 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 262.9 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 264.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 264.9 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371.5 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 264.9 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 426.95 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +162.7% | 105.5 kg/ha | 277.1 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +99.2% | 305.8 kg/ha | 609.3 kg/ha |
| 2012 | -57.1% | 609.3 kg/ha | 261.2 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +42.4% | 224.6 kg/ha | 319.8 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 221.17 kg/ha | 217.9 kg/ha | 225 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 229.02 kg/ha | 220.9 kg/ha | 235.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.63 kg/ha | 116.1 kg/ha | 198.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 277.15 kg/ha | 105.5 kg/ha | 301.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.12 kg/ha | 192.7 kg/ha | 326.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.45 kg/ha | 224.6 kg/ha | 609.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.26 kg/ha | 234.7 kg/ha | 319.8 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 143 Benin 286.8 kg/ha compare
- 144 Belize 284.7 kg/ha compare
- 145 Tajikistan 276.9 kg/ha compare
- 147 Martinique 256.8 kg/ha compare
- 148 Ethiopia PDR 241.4 kg/ha compare
- 149 Togo 239.2 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Bhutan?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Bhutan was 264.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 609.3 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.5 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Bhutan ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.