Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 78.16 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Bhutan is 78.16 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Bhutan peaked at 83.15 %LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 76.1 %LSU, in 1996.
That places Bhutan 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.16 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 78.02 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 77.94 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 77.97 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 78.05 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 78.12 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 78.19 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 78.31 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 78.39 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 78.61 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 78.82 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 78.96 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 79.17 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.34 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 79.49 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 79.6 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 79.76 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 79.96 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 80.13 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 80.29 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.91 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.32 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.66 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 80.55 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 80.43 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 78.04 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 77.56 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 78.32 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 78.25 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.91 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 78.62 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.03 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 77.37 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 76.78 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.93 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 76.1 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 76.55 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 76.29 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.81 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 77.8 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.4 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.68 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.79 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.07 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.51 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 83.15 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.07 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.62 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.14 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.75 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.16 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.07 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.17 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.16 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.66 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.79 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.69 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.57 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 79.07 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.26 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.62 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.16 %LSU | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 78.16 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.62 %LSU, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 78.16 %LSU is above the median for South Asia, which is 75.26 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.13 %LSU | 77.94 %LSU | 78.39 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.38 %LSU | 78.61 %LSU | 80.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.43 %LSU | 77.56 %LSU | 80.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.44 %LSU | 76.1 %LSU | 78.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.72 %LSU | 77.8 %LSU | 83.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.55 %LSU | 79.57 %LSU | 82.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.78 %LSU | 78.16 %LSU | 79.26 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Türkiye 56.33 %LSU compare
- 8 India 82.04 %LSU compare
- 9 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.5 %LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 11 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Bhutan?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Bhutan was 78.16 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.15 %LSU in 2006.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1 %LSU in 1996.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Bhutan ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.