Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3,552 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Bhutan peaked at 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,028 kg per hectare, in 1991.
That places Bhutan 82nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,326 kg per hectare | 1,028 kg per hectare | 1,560 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,066 kg per hectare | 1,438 kg per hectare | 2,995 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,146 kg per hectare | 2,469 kg per hectare | 3,476 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,448 kg per hectare | 3,345 kg per hectare | 3,552 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.278 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1231 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 34.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2858 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 9.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Bhutan?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Bhutan was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,552 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,028 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Bhutan rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.