Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Bhutan, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Bhutan stood at 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Bhutan peaked at 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,931 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1980.
Bhutan ranks 155th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,931 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 2,041 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 2,139 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 2,308 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 2,428 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2,532 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2,659 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 2,781 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 2,996 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 3,166 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 3,332 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 3,306 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 3,325 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,319 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,908 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 3,967 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,211 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4,314 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4,381 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4,617 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4,877 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5,115 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,450 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 5,518 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,662 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5,710 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,747 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,932 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,989 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,131 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 6,279 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6,396 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6,546 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6,885 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 7,195 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 7,421 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 7,635 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 7,767 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8,077 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 8,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,098 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,686 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 138,012 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,498 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1,931 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,166 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,811 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,306 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,381 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,364 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,617 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5,932 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,824 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5,989 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 7,767 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,144 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 8,077 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 152 Paraguay 9,202 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 9,097 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Oman 9,063 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Turks and Caicos Islands 8,203 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 South Africa 8,130 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Argentina 7,935 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.82 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -72.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3328 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,495 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Bhutan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Bhutan was 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,931 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Bhutan ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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.