Horses — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Horses — Stocks was 10,499 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 10,499 An for horses — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 32,062 An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10,000 An, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 105th of 163 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.
Horses — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 10,500 An | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 10,800 An | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 11,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 11,300 An | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 11,500 An | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 11,800 An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 12,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 12,500 An | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 12,700 An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 13,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 13,300 An | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 13,500 An | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 13,700 An | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 14,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 14,200 An | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 14,300 An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 14,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 14,800 An | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 15,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 15,300 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15,500 An | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 16,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 18,500 An | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 21,000 An | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 23,600 An | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 26,000 An | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 25,700 An | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 26,100 An | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 26,600 An | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 28,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 29,100 An | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 29,900 An | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 30,230 An | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 30,794 An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 32,062 An | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 32,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 31,255 An | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 27,887 An | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 21,588 An | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 21,511 An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23,448 An | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 24,692 An | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 24,608 An | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20,127 An | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 20,967 An | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 22,257 An | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 18,237 An | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 17,996 An | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 17,665 An | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16,794 An | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 22,692 An | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 21,221 An | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 14,798 An | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 13,914 An | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 13,322 An | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 17,103 An | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 16,792 An | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14,649 An | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 12,418 An | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 11,665 An | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 10,117 An | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 10,499 An | +3.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10,499 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,024 An, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.1% | 16,794 An | 22,692 An |
| 2015 | -30.3% | 21,221 An | 14,798 An |
| 2018 | +28.4% | 13,322 An | 17,103 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,267 An | 10,000 An | 12,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,800 An | 12,700 An | 14,800 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,270 An | 15,000 An | 26,100 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,494 An | 25,000 An | 32,062 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,532 An | 18,237 An | 27,887 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,230 An | 13,322 An | 22,692 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,870 An | 10,117 An | 14,649 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 102 Lithuania 12,827 An compare
- 103 Tonga 11,900 An compare
- 104 New Caledonia 10,725 An compare
- 106 Latvia 9,100 An compare
- 107 Afghanistan 8,262 An compare
- 108 North Macedonia 7,815 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 horses — stocks in Bhutan?
- Horses — stocks in Bhutan was 10,499 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 32,062 An in 1997.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 An in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for horses — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 Horses — 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.