Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0851 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0851 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.1725 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0475 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 66th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1092 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0928 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0879 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1508 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1377 ha per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1361 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1181 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.083 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0851 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0851 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0851 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7843 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +71.2% | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +68.5% | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -51.8% | 0.1092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +49.3% | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0794 ha per square kilometre | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | 0.1092 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0913 ha per square kilometre | 0.083 ha per square kilometre | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 63 Haiti 0.0999 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Afghanistan 0.0935 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Jamaica 0.0898 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Greece 0.085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Hungary 0.0829 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.0756 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0851 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1725 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 66th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.