Buffalo — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Buffalo — Stocks was 57,054 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Buffalo — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 57,054 An for buffalo — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 99,224 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 895 An, in 1992.
Bhutan ranks 21st of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buffalo — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 3,300 An | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 3,400 An | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,400 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,450 An | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 3,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 3,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 3,700 An | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 3,700 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,800 An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3,800 An | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 4,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4,500 An | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,600 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4,800 An | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 5,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 5,500 An | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 5,600 An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5,736 An | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 5,600 An | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5,500 An | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 5,300 An | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 5,200 An | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4,300 An | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 4,700 An | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 4,300 An | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 2,600 An | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 895 An | -65.6% |
| 1993 | 1,200 An | +34.1% |
| 1994 | 1,513 An | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 1,206 An | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 2,889 An | +139.6% |
| 1997 | 3,244 An | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 2,700 An | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 1,790 An | -33.7% |
| 2000 | 2,200 An | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 2,000 An | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1,800 An | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 1,900 An | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1,800 An | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,750 An | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 54,594 An | +3019.7% |
| 2007 | 53,051 An | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 99,224 An | +87.0% |
| 2009 | 46,134 An | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 44,488 An | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 47,283 An | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 44,011 An | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 47,155 An | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 46,740 An | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 47,819 An | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 50,726 An | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 51,386 An | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 52,015 An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52,750 An | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 52,365 An | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 50,535 An | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 55,797 An | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 59,514 An | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 57,054 An | -4.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 57,054 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.52 million An, 4% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 57,054 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.52 million An, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3019.7% | 1,750 An | 54,594 An |
| 1996 | +139.6% | 1,206 An | 2,889 An |
| 2008 | +87.0% | 53,051 An | 99,224 An |
| 1992 | -65.6% | 2,600 An | 895 An |
| 2009 | -53.5% | 99,224 An | 46,134 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,306 An | 3,000 An | 3,600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,130 An | 3,700 An | 4,800 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,244 An | 4,300 An | 5,736 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,234 An | 895 An | 4,300 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,445 An | 1,750 An | 99,224 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,437 An | 44,011 An | 52,750 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,053 An | 50,535 An | 59,514 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 18 Iraq 269,940 An compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 95,874 An compare
- 19 Caribbean 6,593 An compare
- 20 Malaysia 70,521 An compare
- 22 Yugoslav SFR 37,000 An compare
- 23 Serbia and Montenegro 28,700 An compare
- 24 Bulgaria 19,980 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — stocks in Bhutan?
- Buffalo — stocks in Bhutan was 57,054 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99,224 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 895 An in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for buffalo — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Buffalo — Stocks. 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.