Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan is 6.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.7% on the previous year and down 66.1% over five years.
Bhutan ranks 153rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.1% | — |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -45.9% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -42.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.1%, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 6.1% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.068 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5864 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Bhutan was 6.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Bhutan ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.