Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 18,723 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan is 18,723 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan peaked at 24,497 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,000 An, in 1992.
That places Bhutan 159th out of 227 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.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 7,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,700 An | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 7,500 An | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 7,600 An | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 7,700 An | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 7,750 An | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 7,700 An | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 7,750 An | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7,750 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,800 An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 7,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,850 An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 7,900 An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 7,950 An | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 8,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 8,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,100 An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 8,150 An | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 8,250 An | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 8,500 An | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 9,400 An | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 11,300 An | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 12,700 An | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 13,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 10,000 An | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 18,000 An | +80.0% |
| 1988 | 16,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 15,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 15,500 An | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 12,000 An | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 7,000 An | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 10,000 An | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 14,000 An | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 An | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 19,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 19,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 17,000 An | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 19,000 An | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 16,000 An | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 15,000 An | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,285 An | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 21,000 An | +86.1% |
| 2008 | 19,757 An | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 12,655 An | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 13,078 An | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 12,327 An | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 10,530 An | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 15,058 An | +43.0% |
| 2014 | 24,494 An | +62.7% |
| 2015 | 21,224 An | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 20,121 An | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 21,858 An | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 22,511 An | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 24,497 An | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 20,000 An | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 12,801 An | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 15,483 An | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 20,565 An | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 18,723 An | -9.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 18,723 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 811,674 An, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 18,723 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.69 million An, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) 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 | +86.1% | 11,285 An | 21,000 An |
| 1987 | +80.0% | 10,000 An | 18,000 An |
| 2014 | +62.7% | 15,058 An | 24,494 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,633 An | 7,500 An | 7,750 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,930 An | 7,750 An | 8,150 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,215 An | 8,250 An | 18,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,350 An | 7,000 An | 20,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,170 An | 11,285 An | 21,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,570 An | 10,530 An | 24,497 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,514 An | 12,801 An | 20,565 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
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- 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)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Bhutan was 18,723 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,497 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 An in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bhutan ranks 159th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.