Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Bhutan

Arable land in Bhutan in 2023 — 100,000 ha. Ranked 147 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 100,000 ha +1.52% vs 2022
World rank 147of 206
Period maximum 167,000 ha2005
Period minimum 94,000 ha2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Bhutan, 1961–202380,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 100,000 ha1963: 100,000 ha1965: 100,000 ha1967: 100,000 ha1969: 100,000 ha1971: 110,000 ha1973: 110,000 ha1975: 115,000 ha1977: 120,000 ha1979: 125,000 ha1981: 130,000 ha1983: 145,000 ha1985: 145,000 ha1987: 146,000 ha1989: 133,000 ha1991: 135,000 ha1993: 136,000 ha1995: 146,000 ha1997: 153,000 ha1999: 153,000 ha2001: 155,000 ha2003: 157,000 ha2005: 167,000 ha2007: 136,300 ha2009: 100,000 ha2011: 100,200 ha2013: 100,200 ha2015: 100,200 ha2017: 94,500 ha2019: 94,000 ha2021: 97,000 ha2023: 100,000 ha
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bhutan 100,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
South Asia computed 203M ha
Southern Asia computed 219M ha
Arable land — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 100,000 +1,500 +1.52%
2022 98,500 +1,500 +1.55%
2021 97,000 +1,500 +1.57%
2020 95,500 +1,500 +1.6%
2019 94,000 +0 +0%
2018 94,000 −500 −0.53%
2017 94,500 −5,500 −5.5%
2016 100,000 −200 −0.2%
2015 100,200 +0 +0%
2014 100,200 +0 +0%
2013 100,200 +0 +0%
2012 100,200 +0 +0%
2011 100,200 −400 −0.4%
2010 100,600 +600 +0.6%
2009 100,000 +0 +0%
2008 100,000 −36,300 −26.63%
2007 136,300 −15,000 −9.91%
2006 151,300 −15,700 −9.4%
2005 167,000 +9,000 +5.7%
2004 158,000 +1,000 +0.64%
2003 157,000 +1,000 +0.64%
2002 156,000 +1,000 +0.65%
2001 155,000 +1,000 +0.65%
2000 154,000 +1,000 +0.65%
1999 153,000 +0 +0%
1998 153,000 +0 +0%
1997 153,000 +2,000 +1.32%
1996 151,000 +5,000 +3.42%
1995 146,000 +6,000 +4.29%
1994 140,000 +4,000 +2.94%
1993 136,000 +1,000 +0.74%
1992 135,000 +0 +0%
1991 135,000 +0 +0%
1990 135,000 +2,000 +1.5%
1989 133,000 −8,000 −5.67%
1988 141,000 −5,000 −3.42%
1987 146,000 +1,000 +0.69%
1986 145,000 +0 +0%
1985 145,000 +0 +0%
1984 145,000 +0 +0%
1983 145,000 +10,000 +7.41%
1982 135,000 +5,000 +3.85%
1981 130,000 +0 +0%
1980 130,000 +5,000 +4%
1979 125,000 +5,000 +4.17%
1978 120,000 +0 +0%
1977 120,000 +0 +0%
1976 120,000 +5,000 +4.35%
1975 115,000 +0 +0%
1974 115,000 +5,000 +4.55%
1973 110,000 +0 +0%
1972 110,000 +0 +0%
1971 110,000 +0 +0%
1970 110,000 +10,000 +10%
1969 100,000 +0 +0%
1968 100,000 +0 +0%
1967 100,000 +0 +0%
1966 100,000 +0 +0%
1965 100,000 +0 +0%
1964 100,000 +0 +0%
1963 100,000 +0 +0%
1962 100,000 +0 +0%
1961 100,000

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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