Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0058 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, total — production, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0058 t per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.014 t per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 t per person, in 2011.
Bhutan ranks 157th of 171 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, Total — Production, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0133 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.014 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0139 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0138 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0135 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0132 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0129 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0128 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0127 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0126 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0118 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.012 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0126 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0125 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 t per person | -71.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 t per person | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 t per person | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 t per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.003 t per person | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 t per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 t per person | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 t per person | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 t per person | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 t per person | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 t per person | +158.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 t per person | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 t per person | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 t per person | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 t per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 t per person | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.005 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 t per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.006 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 t per person | -4.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0058 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0151 t per person, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0058 t per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0074 t per person, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Total — Production, per capita 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 | +158.8% | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0053 t per person |
| 1991 | -71.4% | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0035 t per person |
| 2013 | -46.3% | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0029 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 t per person | 0.0125 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0126 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0131 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 t per person | 0.0118 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 0.006 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 154 French Polynesia 0.0064 t per person compare
- 155 Iraq 0.0062 t per person compare
- 156 Liberia 0.0062 t per person compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 0.0056 t per person compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.0055 t per person compare
- 160 Madagascar 0.0051 t per person 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, total — production, per capita in Bhutan?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0058 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 t per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 t per person in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.