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Bhutan: Arable land (hectares)

100,000hectares · 2024-0.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Bhutan from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024100,000
2023100,000
202298,500
202197,000
202095,500
201994,000
201894,000
201794,500
2016100,000
2015100,200
2014100,200
2013100,200
2012100,200
2011100,200
2010100,600
2009112,500
2008124,400
2007136,300
2006151,790
2005167,286.4
2004158,272.7
2003157,260
2002156,250
2001155,230
2000154,220
1999153,200
1998153,190
1997153,180
1996151,160
1995146,150
1994140,140
1993136,120
1992135,110
1991135,100
1990135,080
1989133,070
1988141,050
1987146,040
1986145,030
1985145,010
1984145,000
1983145,000
1982135,000
1981130,000
1980130,000
1979125,000
1978120,000
1977120,000
1976120,000
1975115,000
1974115,000
1973110,000
1972110,000
1971110,000
1970110,000
1969100,000
1968100,000
1967100,000
1966100,000
1965100,000
1964100,000
1963100,000
1962100,000
1961100,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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