Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 1.07 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 1.07 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 2.26 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7919 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 49th of 120 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.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7919 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8133 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8347 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8561 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8775 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8989 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9203 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9417 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9631 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9845 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9233 t per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9203 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8089 t per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8403 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8915 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9395 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.74 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.88 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.07 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.07 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.18 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.26 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.68 t per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.07 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.12 t per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.07 t per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 69.88 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -33.6% | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 0.9233 t per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -31.5% | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 0.8089 t per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -26.0% | 2.26 t per square kilometre | 1.68 t per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -25.1% | 1.42 t per square kilometre | 1.06 t per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +28.3% | 0.9203 t per square kilometre | 1.18 t per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +26.8% | 0.8915 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8775 t per square kilometre | 0.7919 t per square kilometre | 0.9631 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 0.9845 t per square kilometre | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 0.9203 t per square kilometre | 1.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 0.8089 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 t per square kilometre | 0.9395 t per square kilometre | 2.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 t per square kilometre | 1.31 t per square kilometre | 2.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 t per square kilometre | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 1.42 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 46 Malawi 1.32 t per square kilometre compare
- 47 Brazil 1.23 t per square kilometre compare
- 48 Tajikistan 1.17 t per square kilometre compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.9153 t per square kilometre compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 0.8072 t per square kilometre compare
- 52 North Macedonia 0.7929 t 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 rice — production, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 1.07 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7919 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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 Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production 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.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Production 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
Rice — Production 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.