Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Bhutan

Arable land per capita in Bhutan in 2023 — 0.1272 ha/person. Ranked 93 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 70.7%.

2023 0.1272 ha/person +0.82% vs 2022
World rank 93of 206
Period maximum 0.4336 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1229 ha/person2019

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Bhutan, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4336 ha/person1963: 0.4079 ha/person1965: 0.3828 ha/person1967: 0.3586 ha/person1969: 0.3353 ha/person1971: 0.3446 ha/person1973: 0.3219 ha/person1975: 0.3144 ha/person1977: 0.3064 ha/person1979: 0.2982 ha/person1981: 0.2903 ha/person1983: 0.3037 ha/person1985: 0.2852 ha/person1987: 0.2701 ha/person1989: 0.2319 ha/person1991: 0.2251 ha/person1993: 0.2452 ha/person1995: 0.2664 ha/person1997: 0.2739 ha/person1999: 0.2626 ha/person2001: 0.2538 ha/person2003: 0.2462 ha/person2005: 0.2523 ha/person2007: 0.2008 ha/person2009: 0.1441 ha/person2011: 0.1413 ha/person2013: 0.1382 ha/person2015: 0.1353 ha/person2017: 0.1253 ha/person2019: 0.1229 ha/person2021: 0.1251 ha/person2023: 0.1272 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3065 (−70.68%) Average annual rate: -1.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bhutan 0.1272 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1272 +0.001 +0.82%
2022 0.1261 +0.001 +0.83%
2021 0.1251 +0.0011 +0.86%
2020 0.124 +0.0011 +0.91%
2019 0.1229 −0.0008 −0.66%
2018 0.1237 −0.0016 −1.24%
2017 0.1253 −0.0084 −6.31%
2016 0.1337 −0.0016 −1.17%
2015 0.1353 −0.0014 −1.01%
2014 0.1367 −0.0015 −1.07%
2013 0.1382 −0.0015 −1.1%
2012 0.1397 −0.0016 −1.1%
2011 0.1413 −0.0021 −1.49%
2010 0.1434 −0.0007 −0.5%
2009 0.1441 −0.0016 −1.1%
2008 0.1457 −0.0551 −27.46%
2007 0.2008 −0.0247 −10.96%
2006 0.2256 −0.0268 −10.61%
2005 0.2523 +0.0094 +3.89%
2004 0.2429 −0.0033 −1.36%
2003 0.2462 −0.0036 −1.45%
2002 0.2498 −0.0039 −1.55%
2001 0.2538 −0.0042 −1.65%
2000 0.258 −0.0046 −1.76%
1999 0.2626 −0.0061 −2.26%
1998 0.2687 −0.0052 −1.89%
1997 0.2739 −0.0013 −0.47%
1996 0.2752 +0.0087 +3.27%
1995 0.2664 +0.0139 +5.52%
1994 0.2525 +0.0073 +2.97%
1993 0.2452 +0.0115 +4.94%
1992 0.2337 +0.0086 +3.81%
1991 0.2251 −0.004 −1.75%
1990 0.2291 −0.0028 −1.2%
1989 0.2319 −0.0213 −8.4%
1988 0.2531 −0.0169 −6.27%
1987 0.2701 −0.0065 −2.33%
1986 0.2765 −0.0087 −3.04%
1985 0.2852 −0.009 −3.07%
1984 0.2942 −0.0094 −3.11%
1983 0.3037 +0.0118 +4.04%
1982 0.2919 +0.0016 +0.56%
1981 0.2903 −0.0097 −3.22%
1980 0.3 +0.0018 +0.59%
1979 0.2982 +0.0021 +0.7%
1978 0.2961 −0.0103 −3.36%
1977 0.3064 −0.0106 −3.36%
1976 0.317 +0.0027 +0.85%
1975 0.3144 −0.0109 −3.35%
1974 0.3253 +0.0034 +1.05%
1973 0.3219 −0.0112 −3.35%
1972 0.3331 −0.0115 −3.35%
1971 0.3446 −0.0119 −3.35%
1970 0.3565 +0.0212 +6.32%
1969 0.3353 −0.0115 −3.32%
1968 0.3468 −0.0118 −3.28%
1967 0.3586 −0.012 −3.24%
1966 0.3706 −0.0122 −3.19%
1965 0.3828 −0.0124 −3.14%
1964 0.3953 −0.0126 −3.1%
1963 0.4079 −0.0129 −3.07%
1962 0.4208 −0.0128 −2.96%
1961 0.4336

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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