Land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Land area in hectares, per capita was 4.85 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan is 4.85 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 20.26 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.85 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.26 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 19.66 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 19.06 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 18.47 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 17.89 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 17.32 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 16.76 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 16.21 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 15.67 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 15.14 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 14.64 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 14.15 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 13.67 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 13.22 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 12.77 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 12.34 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 11.93 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 11.53 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 11.15 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.78 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 10.43 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 10.1 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 9.79 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 9.48 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 9.19 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 8.91 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 8.64 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.39 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 8.15 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 7.93 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 7.79 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.09 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 8.42 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.18 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 7.26 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.25 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.12 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.99 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.83 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.67 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.52 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.37 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.24 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.86 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.76 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.68 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.62 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.55 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.49 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.43 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.37 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.31 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.26 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.15 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.06 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.02 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.99 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.95 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.92 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.88 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.85 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.85 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.24 hectares per person, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.85 hectares per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2437 hectares per person, 19.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.92 hectares per person | 15.67 hectares per person | 20.26 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.05 hectares per person | 11.15 hectares per person | 15.14 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.39 hectares per person | 8.15 hectares per person | 10.78 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.49 hectares per person | 6.83 hectares per person | 8.42 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 hectares per person | 5.49 hectares per person | 6.67 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 hectares per person | 4.99 hectares per person | 5.43 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 hectares per person | 4.85 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Bhutan was 4.85 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.26 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.