Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2471 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 0.2471 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.7919 ha per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.396 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4067 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4174 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4281 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4388 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4495 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4602 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4709 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4816 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4923 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.503 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5137 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5244 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5351 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5458 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5565 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5672 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5779 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5886 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5993 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6207 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6421 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6552 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6849 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7491 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7919 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5571 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5565 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5628 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6693 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6399 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6195 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7035 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7538 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.753 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7175 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6721 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6333 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6533 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5779 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4701 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4933 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4946 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6631 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6928 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7221 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6222 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5986 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6379 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5548 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5585 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5341 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5239 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5631 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5558 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3954 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3218 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2553 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2408 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2471 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2471 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2471 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.09 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +34.1% | 0.4946 ha per square kilometre | 0.6631 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -29.6% | 0.7919 ha per square kilometre | 0.5571 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -29.7% | 0.7221 ha per square kilometre | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -28.9% | 0.5558 ha per square kilometre | 0.3954 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4388 ha per square kilometre | 0.396 ha per square kilometre | 0.4816 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5404 ha per square kilometre | 0.4923 ha per square kilometre | 0.5886 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6462 ha per square kilometre | 0.5565 ha per square kilometre | 0.7919 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6725 ha per square kilometre | 0.5628 ha per square kilometre | 0.7538 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5897 ha per square kilometre | 0.4701 ha per square kilometre | 0.7221 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5244 ha per square kilometre | 0.3218 ha per square kilometre | 0.6379 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.269 ha per square kilometre | 0.2408 ha per square kilometre | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 46 Suriname 0.3103 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Portugal 0.305 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Costa Rica 0.2905 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Greece 0.2141 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Afghanistan 0.1978 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Brazil 0.1774 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.2471 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7919 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.