Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0004 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Bhutan 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +530.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0004 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0004 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.037 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +530.8% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +400.0% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.