Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Bhutan

Agricultural land in Bhutan in 2023 — 5,270 km². Ranked 148 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 46%.

2023 5,270 km² +0.67% vs 2022
World rank 148of 209
Period maximum 5,930 km²2005
Period minimum 3,610 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Bhutan, 1961–20233,0004,0005,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,610 km²1963: 3,630 km²1965: 3,660 km²1967: 3,680 km²1969: 3,700 km²1971: 3,820 km²1973: 3,850 km²1975: 3,920 km²1977: 4,000 km²1979: 4,050 km²1981: 4,130 km²1983: 4,300 km²1985: 4,440 km²1987: 4,650 km²1989: 4,520 km²1991: 5,040 km²1993: 5,050 km²1995: 5,650 km²1997: 5,720 km²1999: 5,720 km²2001: 5,790 km²2003: 5,830 km²2005: 5,930 km²2007: 5,630 km²2009: 5,200 km²2011: 5,196 km²2013: 5,196 km²2015: 5,256 km²2017: 5,130 km²2019: 5,130 km²2021: 5,200 km²2023: 5,270 km²
Change over the period: +1,660 (+45.98%) Average annual rate: 0.61 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 5,270 km²
World 47.92M km²
South Asia 1.95M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 5,270 +35 +0.67%
2022 5,235 +35 +0.67%
2021 5,200 +35 +0.68%
2020 5,165 +35 +0.68%
2019 5,130 +0 +0%
2018 5,130 +0 +0%
2017 5,130 −60 −1.16%
2016 5,190 −66 −1.26%
2015 5,256 +0 +0%
2014 5,256 +60 +1.15%
2013 5,196 +0 +0%
2012 5,196 +0 +0%
2011 5,196 −4 −0.08%
2010 5,200 +0 +0%
2009 5,200 −13 −0.25%
2008 5,213 −417 −7.41%
2007 5,630 −140 −2.43%
2006 5,770 −160 −2.7%
2005 5,930 +90 +1.54%
2004 5,840 +10 +0.17%
2003 5,830 +30 +0.52%
2002 5,800 +10 +0.17%
2001 5,790 +10 +0.17%
2000 5,780 +60 +1.05%
1999 5,720 +0 +0%
1998 5,720 +0 +0%
1997 5,720 +20 +0.35%
1996 5,700 +50 +0.88%
1995 5,650 +560 +11%
1994 5,090 +40 +0.79%
1993 5,050 +10 +0.2%
1992 5,040 +0 +0%
1991 5,040 +500 +11.01%
1990 4,540 +20 +0.44%
1989 4,520 −80 −1.74%
1988 4,600 −50 −1.08%
1987 4,650 +210 +4.73%
1986 4,440 +0 +0%
1985 4,440 +0 +0%
1984 4,440 +140 +3.26%
1983 4,300 +120 +2.87%
1982 4,180 +50 +1.21%
1981 4,130 +0 +0%
1980 4,130 +80 +1.98%
1979 4,050 +50 +1.25%
1978 4,000 +0 +0%
1977 4,000 +20 +0.5%
1976 3,980 +60 +1.53%
1975 3,920 +0 +0%
1974 3,920 +70 +1.82%
1973 3,850 +0 +0%
1972 3,850 +30 +0.79%
1971 3,820 +0 +0%
1970 3,820 +120 +3.24%
1969 3,700 +0 +0%
1968 3,700 +20 +0.54%
1967 3,680 +0 +0%
1966 3,680 +20 +0.55%
1965 3,660 +10 +0.27%
1964 3,650 +20 +0.55%
1963 3,630 +0 +0%
1962 3,630 +20 +0.55%
1961 3,610

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.