Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Bhutan
Bhutan: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0983 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0983 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Bhutan peaked at 0.4281 An per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0792 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 146th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0792 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0835 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0878 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0963 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0963 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0963 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.107 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.107 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1134 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1134 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1134 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1177 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1241 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1284 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1284 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1284 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1284 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1284 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1498 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1498 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1712 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1819 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2354 An per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2889 An per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1712 An per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3638 An per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4281 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0979 An per square kilometre | -75.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0838 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0983 An per square kilometre | +17.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0983 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0983 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.32 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +112.5% | 0.1712 An per square kilometre | 0.3638 An per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -75.9% | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | 0.0979 An per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -40.7% | 0.2889 An per square kilometre | 0.1712 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0963 An per square kilometre | 0.0792 An per square kilometre | 0.1134 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.125 An per square kilometre | 0.1134 An per square kilometre | 0.1391 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2547 An per square kilometre | 0.1498 An per square kilometre | 0.4281 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | 0.4067 An per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 An per square kilometre | 0.0838 An per square kilometre | 0.0983 An per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 143 El Salvador 0.1221 An per square kilometre compare
- 144 Zambia 0.111 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Malaysia 0.1041 An per square kilometre compare
- 147 Canada 0.0885 An per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mozambique 0.0611 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 Honduras 0.0586 An per square kilometre 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Bhutan?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Bhutan was 0.0983 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4281 An per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0792 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Bhutan ranks 146th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.