Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0647 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 0.0647 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.1217 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0803 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | +82.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1217 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0762 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0838 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0887 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | 0.0803 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0796 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.1217 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 114 Indonesia 0.0839 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Central African Republic 0.0758 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Croatia 0.0713 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 South Sudan 0.061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Liberia 0.0556 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 South Africa 0.0527 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0647 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1217 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.