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Land area — Bhutan

Land area in Bhutan in 2023 — 38,140 km². Ranked 133 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 18.4%.

2023 38,140 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 133of 215
Period maximum 46,723 km²1961
Period minimum 38,117 km²2004

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Bhutan, 1961–202337,50040,00042,50045,00047,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 46,723 km²1963: 46,723 km²1965: 46,723 km²1967: 46,723 km²1969: 46,723 km²1971: 46,723 km²1973: 46,723 km²1975: 46,723 km²1977: 46,723 km²1979: 46,723 km²1981: 46,723 km²1983: 46,723 km²1985: 46,723 km²1987: 46,723 km²1989: 46,723 km²1991: 46,723 km²1993: 46,723 km²1995: 39,800 km²1997: 39,800 km²1999: 39,800 km²2001: 39,800 km²2003: 39,800 km²2005: 38,117 km²2007: 38,117 km²2009: 38,117 km²2011: 38,117 km²2013: 38,117 km²2015: 38,117 km²2017: 38,144 km²2019: 38,140 km²2021: 38,140 km²2023: 38,140 km²
Change over the period: −8,583 (−18.37%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bhutan 38,140 km²
World 130M km²
South Asia 3.35M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.39M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 38,140 +0 +0%
2022 38,140 +0 +0%
2021 38,140 +0 +0%
2020 38,140 +0 +0%
2019 38,140 +0 +0%
2018 38,140 −4 −0.01%
2017 38,144 +0 +0%
2016 38,144 +27 +0.07%
2015 38,117 +0 +0%
2014 38,117 +0 +0%
2013 38,117 +0 +0%
2012 38,117 +0 +0%
2011 38,117 +0 +0%
2010 38,117 +0 +0%
2009 38,117 +0 +0%
2008 38,117 +0 +0%
2007 38,117 +0 +0%
2006 38,117 +0 +0%
2005 38,117 +0 +0%
2004 38,117 −1,683 −4.23%
2003 39,800 +0 +0%
2002 39,800 +0 +0%
2001 39,800 +0 +0%
2000 39,800 +0 +0%
1999 39,800 +0 +0%
1998 39,800 +0 +0%
1997 39,800 +0 +0%
1996 39,800 +0 +0%
1995 39,800 +0 +0%
1994 39,800 −6,923 −14.82%
1993 46,723 +0 +0%
1992 46,723 +0 +0%
1991 46,723 +0 +0%
1990 46,723 +0 +0%
1989 46,723 +0 +0%
1988 46,723 +0 +0%
1987 46,723 +0 +0%
1986 46,723 +0 +0%
1985 46,723 +0 +0%
1984 46,723 +0 +0%
1983 46,723 +0 +0%
1982 46,723 +0 +0%
1981 46,723 +0 +0%
1980 46,723 +0 +0%
1979 46,723 +0 +0%
1978 46,723 +0 +0%
1977 46,723 +0 +0%
1976 46,723 +0 +0%
1975 46,723 +0 +0%
1974 46,723 +0 +0%
1973 46,723 +0 +0%
1972 46,723 +0 +0%
1971 46,723 +0 +0%
1970 46,723 +0 +0%
1969 46,723 +0 +0%
1968 46,723 +0 +0%
1967 46,723 +0 +0%
1966 46,723 +0 +0%
1965 46,723 +0 +0%
1964 46,723 +0 +0%
1963 46,723 +0 +0%
1962 46,723 +0 +0%
1961 46,723 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 2.97M IR Iran 1.62M PK Pakistan 770,880 AF Afghanistan 652,230 NP Nepal 143,350 BD Bangladesh 129,980 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 BT Bhutan 38,140 MV Maldives 298
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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