Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.6375 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Bhutan stood at 0.6375 An per square kilometre.
The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Bhutan peaked at 0.7491 An per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1498 An per square kilometre, in 1992.
Bhutan ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2397 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.244 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2526 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2568 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.259 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2611 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2729 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2718 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2793 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2793 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2804 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2847 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2921 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2975 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2986 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2996 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2996 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3125 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3028 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3264 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3317 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3724 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4238 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5072 An per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5672 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3852 An per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7384 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2568 An per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1498 An per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 0.214 An per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3518 An per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4523 An per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4774 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4774 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5025 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4774 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4271 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4774 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.402 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3769 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3935 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3935 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2961 An per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5509 An per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5183 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.332 An per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3431 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3234 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2763 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.395 An per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6426 An per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5568 An per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5275 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.573 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5902 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6423 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5244 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4335 An per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4898 An per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6375 An per square kilometre | +30.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.6375 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.6375 An per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 52.42 An per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | +94.4% | 0.3852 An per square kilometre | 0.7491 An per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +86.1% | 0.2961 An per square kilometre | 0.5509 An per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -65.2% | 0.7384 An per square kilometre | 0.2568 An per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +64.4% | 0.214 An per square kilometre | 0.3518 An per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +62.7% | 0.395 An per square kilometre | 0.6426 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2597 An per square kilometre | 0.2397 An per square kilometre | 0.2793 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2947 An per square kilometre | 0.2793 An per square kilometre | 0.3125 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5161 An per square kilometre | 0.3264 An per square kilometre | 0.7491 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4098 An per square kilometre | 0.1498 An per square kilometre | 0.7384 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4168 An per square kilometre | 0.2961 An per square kilometre | 0.5509 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.487 An per square kilometre | 0.2763 An per square kilometre | 0.6426 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5213 An per square kilometre | 0.4335 An per square kilometre | 0.6375 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 133 Latvia 0.789 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Botswana 0.7491 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Paraguay 0.6726 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.6037 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Madagascar 0.5242 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5227 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Bhutan was 0.6375 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7491 An per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1498 An per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.