Orange yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Orange yields was 11.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.04 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
70th
of 123 countries
All-time high
11.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
4.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Orange 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
Bhutan recorded 11.04 tonnes per hectare for orange yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in Bhutan peaked at 11.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Bhutan ranks 70th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Orange yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | +59.8% |
| 1988 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 7.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | +62.4% |
| 2024 | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 11.04 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 11.04 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.7 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +62.4% | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 11.63 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +59.8% | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +40.6% | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 9.29 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | -33.9% | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare |
| 2022 | +30.9% | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 tonnes per hectare | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 11.63 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 orange yields in Bhutan?
- Orange yields in Bhutan was 11.04 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 orange yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Bhutan rank for orange yields?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Orange 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.