Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 92.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bhutan, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 92.2% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over five years.
That places Bhutan 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.3% | — |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +5.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 92.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 92.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 88.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 77.9% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Bhutan?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Bhutan was 92.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Bhutan ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.