Number of cattle in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of cattle was 257,103 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 257,103 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Bhutan peaked at 393,000 animals in 1988 and was at its lowest, 190,000 animals, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 210,000 animals | 190,000 animals | 230,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 263,600 animals | 236,000 animals | 293,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,401 animals | 299,169 animals | 393,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 359,084 animals | 336,568 animals | 392,952 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,336 animals | 325,944 animals | 384,385 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,183 animals | 342,927 animals | 368,487 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,018 animals | 257,103 animals | 384,026 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 135 Gambia 309,195 animals compare
- 136 Albania 272,035 animals compare
- 138 East Timor 238,902 animals compare
- 139 Estonia 232,390 animals compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 218,598 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Bhutan?
- Number of cattle in Bhutan was 257,103 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 393,000 animals in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of cattle?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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