Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 1.46 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 1.46 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 3 An per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6656 An per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Bhutan 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.56 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.78 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.84 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.9 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.3 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 3 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7213 An per square kilometre | -75.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6699 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6656 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7789 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8593 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8166 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8166 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8191 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8869 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8216 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7538 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7538 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7688 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8159 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9287 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7556 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7057 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8054 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9051 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9051 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9654 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 2.02 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.72 An per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.46 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.46 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.39 An per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -75.9% | 3 An per square kilometre | 0.7213 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 An per square kilometre | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 1.65 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre | 2.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 An per square kilometre | 2.14 An per square kilometre | 2.57 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 An per square kilometre | 0.6656 An per square kilometre | 3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8014 An per square kilometre | 0.7057 An per square kilometre | 0.9287 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 An per square kilometre | 0.9051 An per square kilometre | 2.03 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 An per square kilometre | 1.46 An per square kilometre | 2.02 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 99 Spain 1.57 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.56 An per square kilometre compare
- 101 Mauritius 1.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 103 Mexico 1.4 An per square kilometre compare
- 104 Croatia 1.27 An per square kilometre compare
- 105 Togo 1.24 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 1.46 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6656 An per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Bhutan rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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.