Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0039 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0039 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.01 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 ha per person, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 22nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.01 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0098 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0098 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0094 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.009 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0083 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.008 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 ha per person | -53.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 ha per person | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 0.007 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 ha per person | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 ha per person | +68.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 ha per person | +66.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 ha per person | -5.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0039 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0039 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +68.3% | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person |
| 2011 | +66.6% | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person |
| 1988 | -53.2% | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person |
| 1991 | +46.7% | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0039 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.