NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Bhutan (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2005

355.96

#20

2004

345.6

#21

2003

361.69

#76

2002

374.18

#74

2001

373.21

#76

2000

390.03

#76

1999

388.09

#77

1998

386.22

#76

1997

385.33

#76

1996

399.66

#74

1995

416.12

#70

1994

452.91

#60

1993

476

#52

1992

479.59

#53

1991

491.93

#52

1990

492.83

#50

1989

487.87

#51

1988

482.78

#51

1987

473.24

#52

1986

467.88

#52

1985

459.24

#53

1984

455.31

#52

1983

447.5

#53

1982

447.51

#55

1981

447.85

#54

1980

444.25

#54

1979

443.93

#54

1978

438.91

#55

1977

434.05

#56

1976

434.25

#57

1975

435.72

#55

1974

438.93

#55

1973

437.89

#56

1972

437.14

#55

1971

441.46

#54

1970

441.15

#53

1969

440.89

#54

1968

440.91

#55

1967

441.16

#53

1966

441.57

#53

1965

442.08

#53

1964

442.74

#52

1963

443.61

#52

1962

444.62

#51

1961

445.7

#50

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.