Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Bhutan
Bhutan: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 1,900 An in 1990. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Bhutan, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Bhutan is 1,900 An, measured in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Bhutan peaked at 6,000 An in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,900 An, in 1988.
That places Bhutan 18th out of 20 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 3,700 An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 3,800 An | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 3,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 4,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4,100 An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4,200 An | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 4,300 An | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4,400 An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4,500 An | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 4,600 An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4,700 An | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4,900 An | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 5,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5,100 An | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 5,200 An | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5,300 An | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 5,400 An | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5,500 An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5,600 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5,700 An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5,800 An | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5,900 An | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2,350 An | -60.8% |
| 1987 | 2,300 An | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,900 An | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 2,090 An | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 1,900 An | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,900 An | 3,500 An | 4,300 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,910 An | 4,400 An | 5,400 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,314 An | 1,900 An | 6,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,900 An | 1,900 An | 1,900 An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 15 Philippines 8,000 An compare
- 16 Malaysia 4,276 An compare
- 17 Greece 2,282 An compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 109 An compare
- 20 Albania 29 An 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 raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Bhutan?
- Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Bhutan was 1,900 An in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 An in 1985.
- What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 An in 1988.
- How does Bhutan rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
- Bhutan ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 1990.
- Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.