Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0009 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0233 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0212 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.021 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0206 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0203 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0204 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0204 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0204 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0203 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.02 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0198 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0199 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0197 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.019 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0209 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0216 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0229 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.01 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 ha per person | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0219 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0233 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0223 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 ha per person | -65.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 ha per person | +183.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 ha per person | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 ha per person | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | +1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0009 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +183.9% | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person |
| 2000 | -65.5% | 0.0223 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person |
| 2008 | -52.5% | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person |
| 2018 | -46.8% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 2017 | +40.2% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person |
| 1988 | -37.8% | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0229 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0233 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 5 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0233 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.