Chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0015 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 151st out of 191 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.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +192.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -63.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +64.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +150.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -47.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0015 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0015 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0035 tonnes per person, 44% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +192.6% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | +150.3% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | -63.5% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +64.0% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | -47.1% | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.