Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Bhutan is 1.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over five years.
That places Bhutan 82nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +52.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 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 industrial uses in Bhutan?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Bhutan was 1.6% 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 industrial uses recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 181 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 industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.