Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 173.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 173.87 for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Bhutan peaked at 418.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.22, in 1992.
That places Bhutan 8th 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 Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 167.25 | — |
| 1962 | 184.39 | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 201.79 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 206.6 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 211.52 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 214.67 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 220.96 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 223.93 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 231.47 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 237.43 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 242.68 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 248.33 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 253.72 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 261.8 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 268.18 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 274.5 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 280.81 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 287.47 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 293.65 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 307.58 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 307.22 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 323.19 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 344.02 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 364.19 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 384.46 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 381.46 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 401.7 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 407.4 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 412.32 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 418.34 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 54.17 | -87.1% |
| 1992 | 44.22 | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 46.95 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 49.03 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 55.5 | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 65.31 | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 83.46 | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 101.51 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 104.59 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 90.11 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 93.39 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 85.84 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 80.73 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 88.94 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 82.79 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 80.52 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 97.58 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 97.98 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.93 | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 83.33 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 67.48 | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 170.33 | +152.4% |
| 2013 | 82.91 | -51.3% |
| 2014 | 97.83 | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 97.47 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 104.7 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 121.18 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 159.65 | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 157.11 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 157.37 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 155.53 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 200.64 | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 187.81 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 173.87 | -7.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 173.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117.76, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 173.87 is above the median for South Asia, which is 136.41, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat 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 | +152.4% | 67.48 | 170.33 |
| 1991 | -87.1% | 418.34 | 54.17 |
| 2013 | -51.3% | 170.33 | 82.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206.95 | 167.25 | 231.47 | 9 |
| 1970s | 264.86 | 237.43 | 293.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 363.35 | 307.22 | 412.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.31 | 44.22 | 418.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.48 | 76.93 | 97.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.2 | 67.48 | 170.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.04 | 155.53 | 200.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 139.87 compare
- 5 Malawi 221.26 compare
- 6 Fiji 204.26 compare
- 7 Benin 174.03 compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 126.07 compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 168.1 compare
- 9 Micronesia 113.95 compare
- 10 Seychelles 167.93 compare
- 11 Chad 163.37 compare
- 11 Melanesia 111.55 compare
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 production index number in Bhutan?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Bhutan was 173.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 418.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.22 in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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 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.