Yields of important staple crops in Bhutan
Bhutan: Yields of important staple crops was 1.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.12
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
115th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.67
in 2011
All-time low
0.6386
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.12 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Bhutan peaked at 2.67 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6386, in 1989.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9378 | 0.6386 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.7692 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0.9457 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.27 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture share gdp 13.68 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 13.68 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 2,050 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Bhutan?
- Yields of important staple crops in Bhutan was 1.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2011.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6386 in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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