Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0192 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0192 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.3266 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 89th out of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1049 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.107 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1092 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1434 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1477 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1712 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2033 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.214 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2273 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.214 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.201 ha per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2513 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3015 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1131 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +188.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0818 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0588 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0192 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +188.9% | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -64.6% | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +56.5% | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | 0.201 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -52.0% | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -46.4% | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +41.5% | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.1049 ha per square kilometre | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1989 ha per square kilometre | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2247 ha per square kilometre | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 86 Eswatini 0.0226 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Honduras 0.0214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Mozambique 0.0203 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Ecuador 0.0162 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Angola 0.0144 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Malawi 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0192 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3266 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.