Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0277 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0277 An per person.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0647 An per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 An per person, in 1992.
Bhutan ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0486 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.048 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0481 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0474 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0463 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0452 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0457 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.044 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0438 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0423 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.041 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0403 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0399 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0393 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0381 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.037 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0357 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.036 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0338 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0352 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0346 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0415 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0481 An per person | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0521 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0343 An per person | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0647 An per person | +88.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0628 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.061 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0585 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.02 An per person | -65.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 An per person | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.018 An per person | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 An per person | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0328 An per person | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.034 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0351 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0326 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0285 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 An per person | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 An per person | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 An per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0231 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 An per person | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 An per person | +83.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 An per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 An per person | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 An per person | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 An per person | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 An per person | +60.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 An per person | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.029 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.032 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.026 An per person | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 An per person | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0239 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0309 An per person | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0277 An per person | -10.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0277 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0277 An per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0842 An per person, 33% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +88.6% | 0.0343 An per person | 0.0647 An per person |
| 2007 | +83.9% | 0.0168 An per person | 0.0309 An per person |
| 1991 | -65.8% | 0.0585 An per person | 0.02 An per person |
| 2014 | +60.9% | 0.0208 An per person | 0.0334 An per person |
| 1993 | +48.8% | 0.0121 An per person | 0.018 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0464 An per person | 0.0438 An per person | 0.0486 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0384 An per person | 0.0338 An per person | 0.0423 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0472 An per person | 0.0343 An per person | 0.0647 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0303 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 0.0585 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 An per person | 0.0168 An per person | 0.0311 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 An per person | 0.0147 An per person | 0.0334 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.026 An per person | 0.0213 An per person | 0.0309 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0277 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0647 An per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 An per person in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.