Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0485 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0485 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.2038 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0485 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0485 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.2038 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0485 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 36th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2038 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1978 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1917 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1858 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1799 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1742 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1685 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.163 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1576 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1523 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1472 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1423 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1375 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1329 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1242 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.12 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.116 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1121 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1084 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1049 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1016 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0984 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0954 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0924 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0896 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0869 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0844 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0819 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0798 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0784 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0813 sq. km per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0847 sq. km per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0723 sq. km per person | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0731 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.073 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0704 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0642 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0628 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.059 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.058 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0572 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0566 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0547 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0529 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0513 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0495 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0488 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0485 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0485 sq. km per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 18.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1803 sq. km per person | 0.1576 sq. km per person | 0.2038 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1313 sq. km per person | 0.1121 sq. km per person | 0.1523 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0944 sq. km per person | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.1084 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 sq. km per person | 0.0688 sq. km per person | 0.0847 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 sq. km per person | 0.0553 sq. km per person | 0.0671 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 sq. km per person | 0.0502 sq. km per person | 0.0547 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 sq. km per person | 0.0485 sq. km per person | 0.0499 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0485 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2038 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.