Bhutan - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Bhutan was 94,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 167,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 94,000 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 |
| 1962 | 100,000 |
| 1963 | 100,000 |
| 1964 | 100,000 |
| 1965 | 100,000 |
| 1966 | 100,000 |
| 1967 | 100,000 |
| 1968 | 100,000 |
| 1969 | 100,000 |
| 1970 | 110,000 |
| 1971 | 110,000 |
| 1972 | 110,000 |
| 1973 | 110,000 |
| 1974 | 115,000 |
| 1975 | 115,000 |
| 1976 | 120,000 |
| 1977 | 120,000 |
| 1978 | 120,000 |
| 1979 | 125,000 |
| 1980 | 130,000 |
| 1981 | 130,000 |
| 1982 | 135,000 |
| 1983 | 145,000 |
| 1984 | 145,000 |
| 1985 | 145,000 |
| 1986 | 145,000 |
| 1987 | 146,000 |
| 1988 | 141,000 |
| 1989 | 133,000 |
| 1990 | 135,000 |
| 1991 | 135,000 |
| 1992 | 135,000 |
| 1993 | 136,000 |
| 1994 | 140,000 |
| 1995 | 146,000 |
| 1996 | 151,000 |
| 1997 | 153,000 |
| 1998 | 153,000 |
| 1999 | 153,000 |
| 2000 | 106,000 |
| 2001 | 111,000 |
| 2002 | 111,000 |
| 2003 | 111,000 |
| 2004 | 158,000 |
| 2005 | 167,000 |
| 2006 | 151,300 |
| 2007 | 136,300 |
| 2008 | 100,000 |
| 2009 | 100,000 |
| 2010 | 100,600 |
| 2011 | 100,200 |
| 2012 | 100,200 |
| 2013 | 100,200 |
| 2014 | 100,200 |
| 2015 | 100,200 |
| 2016 | 100,000 |
| 2017 | 94,500 |
| 2018 | 94,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Bhutan was 0.125 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.437 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.125 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.437 |
| 1962 | 0.426 |
| 1963 | 0.416 |
| 1964 | 0.405 |
| 1965 | 0.394 |
| 1966 | 0.382 |
| 1967 | 0.370 |
| 1968 | 0.359 |
| 1969 | 0.347 |
| 1970 | 0.370 |
| 1971 | 0.358 |
| 1972 | 0.347 |
| 1973 | 0.336 |
| 1974 | 0.341 |
| 1975 | 0.330 |
| 1976 | 0.334 |
| 1977 | 0.323 |
| 1978 | 0.313 |
| 1979 | 0.316 |
| 1980 | 0.320 |
| 1981 | 0.311 |
| 1982 | 0.315 |
| 1983 | 0.330 |
| 1984 | 0.321 |
| 1985 | 0.312 |
| 1986 | 0.303 |
| 1987 | 0.295 |
| 1988 | 0.277 |
| 1989 | 0.255 |
| 1990 | 0.254 |
| 1991 | 0.253 |
| 1992 | 0.253 |
| 1993 | 0.255 |
| 1994 | 0.263 |
| 1995 | 0.273 |
| 1996 | 0.279 |
| 1997 | 0.277 |
| 1998 | 0.271 |
| 1999 | 0.265 |
| 2000 | 0.179 |
| 2001 | 0.184 |
| 2002 | 0.180 |
| 2003 | 0.177 |
| 2004 | 0.247 |
| 2005 | 0.257 |
| 2006 | 0.230 |
| 2007 | 0.205 |
| 2008 | 0.149 |
| 2009 | 0.147 |
| 2010 | 0.147 |
| 2011 | 0.145 |
| 2012 | 0.143 |
| 2013 | 0.141 |
| 2014 | 0.139 |
| 2015 | 0.138 |
| 2016 | 0.136 |
| 2017 | 0.127 |
| 2018 | 0.125 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Bhutan was 2.46 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 4.38 in 2005, while its lowest value was 2.14 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 |
| 1962 | 2.14 |
| 1963 | 2.14 |
| 1964 | 2.14 |
| 1965 | 2.14 |
| 1966 | 2.14 |
| 1967 | 2.14 |
| 1968 | 2.14 |
| 1969 | 2.14 |
| 1970 | 2.35 |
| 1971 | 2.35 |
| 1972 | 2.35 |
| 1973 | 2.35 |
| 1974 | 2.46 |
| 1975 | 2.46 |
| 1976 | 2.57 |
| 1977 | 2.57 |
| 1978 | 2.57 |
| 1979 | 2.68 |
| 1980 | 2.78 |
| 1981 | 2.78 |
| 1982 | 2.89 |
| 1983 | 3.10 |
| 1984 | 3.10 |
| 1985 | 3.10 |
| 1986 | 3.10 |
| 1987 | 3.12 |
| 1988 | 3.02 |
| 1989 | 2.85 |
| 1990 | 2.89 |
| 1991 | 2.89 |
| 1992 | 2.89 |
| 1993 | 2.91 |
| 1994 | 3.52 |
| 1995 | 3.67 |
| 1996 | 3.79 |
| 1997 | 3.84 |
| 1998 | 3.84 |
| 1999 | 3.84 |
| 2000 | 2.66 |
| 2001 | 2.79 |
| 2002 | 2.79 |
| 2003 | 2.79 |
| 2004 | 4.15 |
| 2005 | 4.38 |
| 2006 | 3.97 |
| 2007 | 3.58 |
| 2008 | 2.62 |
| 2009 | 2.62 |
| 2010 | 2.64 |
| 2011 | 2.63 |
| 2012 | 2.63 |
| 2013 | 2.63 |
| 2014 | 2.63 |
| 2015 | 2.63 |
| 2016 | 2.62 |
| 2017 | 2.48 |
| 2018 | 2.46 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
