Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 162.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 162.7 for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan peaked at 609.63 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 56.69, in 1992.
That places Bhutan 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 537.17 | — |
| 1962 | 574.71 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 609.63 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 604.87 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 599.8 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 589.28 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 586.9 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 575.26 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 574.89 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 569.98 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 563.09 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 556.92 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 549.95 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 548.47 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 543.01 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 537.16 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 531.07 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 525.4 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 518.83 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 525.64 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 508.09 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 517.58 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 533.66 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 547.38 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 560.11 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 538.85 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 550.4 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 541.74 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 532.42 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 525.8 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 66.89 | -87.3% |
| 1992 | 56.69 | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 62.69 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 65.5 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 75.02 | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 88.15 | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 110.64 | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 132.04 | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 132.96 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 111.82 | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 113.24 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 101.83 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 93.77 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 101.26 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 92.65 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 88.9 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 106.49 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 105.73 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.1 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 87.97 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 70.46 | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 175.88 | +149.6% |
| 2013 | 84.66 | -51.9% |
| 2014 | 98.84 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 97.47 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 103.69 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 118.98 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 155.64 | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 152.14 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 151.37 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 148.55 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 190.29 | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 176.89 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 162.7 | -8.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 162.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.72, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 162.7 is above the median for South Asia, which is 128.16, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +149.6% | 70.46 | 175.88 |
| 1991 | -87.3% | 525.8 | 66.89 |
| 2013 | -51.9% | 175.88 | 84.66 |
| 2018 | +30.8% | 118.98 | 155.64 |
| 2022 | +28.1% | 148.55 | 190.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 583.61 | 537.17 | 609.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 544.39 | 518.83 | 569.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 535.59 | 508.09 | 560.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.64 | 56.69 | 525.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.78 | 82.1 | 113.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.57 | 70.46 | 175.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.96 | 148.55 | 190.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 101.45 compare
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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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Bhutan was 162.7 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 609.63 in 1963.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.69 in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Bhutan ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.