Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.012 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.012 ha per person.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0802 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0802 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.08 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0795 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0791 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0785 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0778 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0771 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0763 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0754 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0745 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0736 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0727 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0717 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0707 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0697 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0687 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0677 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0666 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0656 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0653 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0625 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0627 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0628 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0621 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0629 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0668 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0684 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0453 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0446 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0521 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0517 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0522 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0505 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0546 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0511 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.047 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0433 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0436 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0377 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.03 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0308 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.029 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 ha per person | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0394 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0406 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0282 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0342 ha per person | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0325 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0343 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0294 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0278 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.027 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0199 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.016 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.012 ha per person | +1.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.012 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.012 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0485 ha per person, 25% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +31.8% | 0.029 ha per person | 0.0382 ha per person |
| 1988 | -31.7% | 0.0684 ha per person | 0.0467 ha per person |
| 2008 | -30.5% | 0.0406 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person |
| 2018 | -29.4% | 0.0281 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0782 ha per person | 0.0754 ha per person | 0.0802 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0702 ha per person | 0.0656 ha per person | 0.0745 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0606 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.0684 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0502 ha per person | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.0547 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0351 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 0.0436 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0343 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Bhutan was 0.012 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.