Cattle — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle — Stocks was 257,103 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 257,103 An for cattle — stocks 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, cattle — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 393,000 An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 190,000 An, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 195,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 200,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 205,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 210,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 215,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 220,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 225,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 230,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 236,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 242,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 248,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 254,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 260,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 266,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 272,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 279,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 286,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 293,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 299,169 An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 304,047 An | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 321,234 An | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 339,438 An | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 358,374 An | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 378,650 An | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 376,000 An | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 387,100 An | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 393,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 387,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 392,952 An | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 366,000 An | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 339,749 An | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 338,000 An | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 336,568 An | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 372,095 An | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 353,755 An | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 353,517 An | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 354,000 An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 384,199 An | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 355,437 An | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 325,944 An | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 326,010 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 332,714 An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 337,550 An | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 384,385 An | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 366,657 An | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 372,950 An | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 375,051 An | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 346,658 An | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 350,579 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 350,185 An | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 342,927 An | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 349,681 An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 348,071 An | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 350,563 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 353,275 An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 353,711 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 368,487 An | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 354,350 An | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 332,418 An | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 345,978 An | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 384,026 An | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 260,565 An | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 257,103 An | -1.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 257,103 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 million An, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 257,103 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.20 million An, 5% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 | -32.1% | 384,026 An | 260,565 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 210,000 An | 190,000 An | 230,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 263,600 An | 236,000 An | 293,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,401 An | 299,169 An | 393,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 359,084 An | 336,568 An | 392,952 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,336 An | 325,944 An | 384,385 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,183 An | 342,927 An | 368,487 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,018 An | 257,103 An | 384,026 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 — stocks in Bhutan?
- Cattle — stocks in Bhutan was 257,103 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 393,000 An in 1988.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,000 An in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks 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, published as part of Cattle — 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.