Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan
Bhutan: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4965 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4965
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
67th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.3011
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan stood at 0.4965.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3011, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 67th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.969 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.941 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9167 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8935 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8734 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8512 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8309 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8113 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8744 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8537 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8361 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8175 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8374 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8192 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8373 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8191 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7969 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8089 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7899 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.728 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7527 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7919 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7115 | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7713 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7492 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6644 | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7883 | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7351 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6275 | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.667 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6495 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6344 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6449 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6582 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6886 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7242 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7565 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7983 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9663 | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9453 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9854 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9113 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7627 | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5364 | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4485 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4107 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.369 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4051 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3905 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3123 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3625 | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3701 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3557 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3544 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3094 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3011 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3617 | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3364 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3124 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3588 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.49 | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4965 | +1.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4965 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4965 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3476, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8986 | 0.8113 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.83 | 0.7969 | 0.8744 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7482 | 0.6644 | 0.7919 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6849 | 0.6275 | 0.7983 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6741 | 0.369 | 0.9854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3454 | 0.3011 | 0.3905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4144 | 0.3124 | 0.4965 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bhutan was 0.4965 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3011 in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Bhutan ranks 67th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).