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Surface area — Bhutan

Surface area in Bhutan in 2023 — 38,390 km². Ranked 134 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 18.3%.

2023 38,390 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 134of 215
Period maximum 47,000 km²1961
Period minimum 38,390 km²2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Bhutan, 1961–202337,50040,00042,50045,00047,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 47,000 km²1963: 47,000 km²1965: 47,000 km²1967: 47,000 km²1969: 47,000 km²1971: 47,000 km²1973: 47,000 km²1975: 47,000 km²1977: 47,000 km²1979: 47,000 km²1981: 47,000 km²1983: 47,000 km²1985: 47,000 km²1987: 47,000 km²1989: 47,000 km²1991: 47,000 km²1993: 47,000 km²1995: 40,077 km²1997: 40,077 km²1999: 40,077 km²2001: 40,077 km²2003: 40,077 km²2005: 38,394 km²2007: 38,394 km²2009: 38,394 km²2011: 38,394 km²2013: 38,394 km²2015: 38,394 km²2017: 38,394 km²2019: 38,390 km²2021: 38,390 km²2023: 38,390 km²
Change over the period: −8,610 (−18.32%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bhutan 38,390 km²
World 141M km²
South Asia 3.69M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.88M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 38,390 +0 +0%
2022 38,390 +0 +0%
2021 38,390 +0 +0%
2020 38,390 +0 +0%
2019 38,390 +0 +0%
2018 38,390 −4 −0.01%
2017 38,394 +0 +0%
2016 38,394 +0 +0%
2015 38,394 +0 +0%
2014 38,394 +0 +0%
2013 38,394 +0 +0%
2012 38,394 +0 +0%
2011 38,394 +0 +0%
2010 38,394 +0 +0%
2009 38,394 +0 +0%
2008 38,394 +0 +0%
2007 38,394 +0 +0%
2006 38,394 +0 +0%
2005 38,394 +0 +0%
2004 38,394 −1,683 −4.2%
2003 40,077 +0 +0%
2002 40,077 +0 +0%
2001 40,077 +0 +0%
2000 40,077 +0 +0%
1999 40,077 +0 +0%
1998 40,077 +0 +0%
1997 40,077 +0 +0%
1996 40,077 +0 +0%
1995 40,077 +0 +0%
1994 40,077 −6,923 −14.73%
1993 47,000 +0 +0%
1992 47,000 +0 +0%
1991 47,000 +0 +0%
1990 47,000 +0 +0%
1989 47,000 +0 +0%
1988 47,000 +0 +0%
1987 47,000 +0 +0%
1986 47,000 +0 +0%
1985 47,000 +0 +0%
1984 47,000 +0 +0%
1983 47,000 +0 +0%
1982 47,000 +0 +0%
1981 47,000 +0 +0%
1980 47,000 +0 +0%
1979 47,000 +0 +0%
1978 47,000 +0 +0%
1977 47,000 +0 +0%
1976 47,000 +0 +0%
1975 47,000 +0 +0%
1974 47,000 +0 +0%
1973 47,000 +0 +0%
1972 47,000 +0 +0%
1971 47,000 +0 +0%
1970 47,000 +0 +0%
1969 47,000 +0 +0%
1968 47,000 +0 +0%
1967 47,000 +0 +0%
1966 47,000 +0 +0%
1965 47,000 +0 +0%
1964 47,000 +0 +0%
1963 47,000 +0 +0%
1962 47,000 +0 +0%
1961 47,000 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 3.29M IR Iran 1.75M PK Pakistan 796,100 AF Afghanistan 652,870 BD Bangladesh 147,570 NP Nepal 147,180 LK Sri Lanka 65,610 BT Bhutan 38,390 MV Maldives 300
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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