Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 314,157 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bhutan is 314,157 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 474,275 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 193,000 An, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 193,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 198,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 203,100 An | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 208,300 An | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 213,400 An | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 218,400 An | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 223,450 An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 228,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 233,600 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 239,700 An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 245,700 An | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 251,800 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 257,900 An | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 263,800 An | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 270,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 276,500 An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 283,500 An | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 290,600 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 297,800 An | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 304,169 An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 309,547 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 326,834 An | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 345,174 An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 363,974 An | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 384,150 An | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 381,300 An | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 392,300 An | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 397,300 An | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 391,700 An | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 397,252 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 368,600 An | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 340,644 An | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 339,200 An | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 338,081 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 373,301 An | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 356,644 An | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 356,761 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 356,700 An | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 385,989 An | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 357,637 An | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 327,944 An | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 327,810 An | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 334,614 An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 339,350 An | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 386,135 An | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 421,251 An | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 426,001 An | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 474,275 An | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 392,792 An | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 395,067 An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 397,468 An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 386,938 An | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 396,836 An | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 394,811 An | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 398,382 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 404,001 An | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 405,097 An | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 420,502 An | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 407,100 An | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 384,783 An | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 396,513 An | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 439,823 An | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 320,079 An | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 314,157 An | -1.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 314,157 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.78 million An, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 314,157 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.51 million An, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -27.2% | 439,823 An | 320,079 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 213,306 An | 193,000 An | 233,600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,730 An | 239,700 An | 297,800 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,645 An | 304,169 An | 397,300 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 361,317 An | 338,081 An | 397,252 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 378,781 An | 327,810 An | 474,275 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 400,620 An | 386,938 An | 420,502 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,071 An | 314,157 An | 439,823 An | 5 |
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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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bhutan?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Bhutan was 314,157 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 474,275 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,000 An in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.