Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bhutan
Bhutan: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 20,689 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan stood at 20,689 An.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan peaked at 63,800 An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,410 An, in 2002.
That places Bhutan 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,328 An | 25,500 An | 36,300 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,423 An | 37,320 An | 45,830 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,945 An | 46,850 An | 62,820 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,190 An | 5,600 An | 63,800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,330 An | 4,410 An | 10,625 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,012 An | 8,712 An | 22,342 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,414 An | 12,058 An | 28,399 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 154 China, Hong Kong SAR 21,642 An compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 21,543 An compare
- 156 Gambia 21,471 An compare
- 158 Cyprus 20,530 An compare
- 159 Timor-Leste 20,401 An compare
- 160 Republic of Moldova 17,988 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture share gdp 13.68 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 13.68 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 2,050 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan was 20,689 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 63,800 An in 1990.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,410 An in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.