Urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per person, 3.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor 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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.