Wheat yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wheat yields was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.12 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
116th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.6386 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat yields in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Bhutan is 1.12 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Bhutan peaked at 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6386 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
Bhutan ranks 116th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9167 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6396 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9457 tonnes per hectare | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +50.6% |
| 2011 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.12 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.6% | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9378 tonnes per hectare | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.9457 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Bhutan?
- Wheat yields in Bhutan was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6386 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for wheat yields?
- Bhutan ranks 116th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.