Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0239 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0239 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.1265 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 animals per person, in 2002.
That places Bhutan 103rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1084 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1178 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1265 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1253 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1244 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1223 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1219 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1197 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1194 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1186 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1175 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1163 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1141 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1131 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1121 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.111 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1098 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1086 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1073 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1061 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1049 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.107 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1102 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1126 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1155 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1118 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.111 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1095 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1081 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1069 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 animals per person | -90.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.014 animals per person | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.01 animals per person | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.01 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 animals per person | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 animals per person | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 animals per person | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.009 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.013 animals per person | +44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.013 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 animals per person | +57.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 animals per person | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 animals per person | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0203 animals per person | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0343 animals per person | +69.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 animals per person | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0239 animals per person | -12.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0239 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0239 animals per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0162 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -90.8% | 0.1069 animals per person | 0.0098 animals per person |
| 2022 | +69.4% | 0.0203 animals per person | 0.0343 animals per person |
| 2012 | +57.5% | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person |
| 2021 | +45.5% | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0203 animals per person |
| 2006 | +44.4% | 0.009 animals per person | 0.013 animals per person |
| 2013 | -37.0% | 0.0181 animals per person | 0.0114 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1206 animals per person | 0.1084 animals per person | 0.1265 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1128 animals per person | 0.1073 animals per person | 0.1186 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1097 animals per person | 0.1049 animals per person | 0.1155 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.1069 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 animals per person | 0.0065 animals per person | 0.013 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.024 animals per person | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0343 animals per person | 5 |
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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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0239 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1265 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 animals per person in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.