Potato yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Potato yields was 12.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Bhutan stood at 12.29 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Bhutan peaked at 13.85 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.3 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Bhutan ranks 126th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | 9.84 tonnes per hectare | 12.29 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 potato yields in Bhutan?
- Potato yields in Bhutan was 12.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Bhutan rank for potato yields?
- Bhutan ranks 126th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.