Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.27 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan stood at 0.27 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan peaked at 0.44 LSU/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.27 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.27 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.42 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2922 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.408 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.342 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.313 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.341 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.305 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Bhutan was 0.27 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 LSU/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Bhutan ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.