Pig meat production in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pig meat production was 1,555 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pig meat production in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1,555 tonnes for pig meat production in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 300.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat production in Bhutan peaked at 1,590 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 312 tonnes, in 2011.
Bhutan ranks 135th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 606.37 tonnes | 568.85 tonnes | 660.6 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 774.74 tonnes | 667.94 tonnes | 862.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,022 tonnes | 880.8 tonnes | 1,101 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,241 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 1,480 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 847.48 tonnes | 333 tonnes | 1,253 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 665.54 tonnes | 312 tonnes | 1,113 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,182 tonnes | 682 tonnes | 1,590 tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat production in Bhutan?
- Pig meat production in Bhutan was 1,555 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig meat production recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,590 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest pig meat production recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 312 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for pig meat production?
- Bhutan ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat production rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pig meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.