Yields of key staple crops in Bhutan
Bhutan: Yields of key staple crops was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Bhutan is 1.12 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Bhutan peaked at 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6386 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Bhutan?
- Yields of key staple crops in Bhutan was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6386 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.