Agricultural land in Bhutan
Agricultural land made up 13.8% of the land area of Bhutan in 2024.
Bhutan, 2024
13.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
165th of 208
Agricultural land in Bhutan over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bhutan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.8% | – |
| 2023 | 13.8% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 165th highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Pesticide use
2.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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