Chickens — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens — Stocks was 8,190 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 8,190 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 13,840 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 730 LSU, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 730 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 750 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 770 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 790 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 800 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 820 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 840 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 860 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 880 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 900 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 920 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 940 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 960 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 980 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,100 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 1,250 LSU | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 1,400 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 1,430 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,450 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,480 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1,530 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,590 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1,660 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1,720 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,800 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2,110 LSU | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 2,300 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 2,370 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,180 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 2,190 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,800 LSU | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 1,340 LSU | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 1,500 LSU | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 1,580 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,780 LSU | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 1,690 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,800 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2,200 LSU | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 2,940 LSU | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 2,310 LSU | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 2,300 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,310 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,200 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2,300 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,980 LSU | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 2,480 LSU | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 3,490 LSU | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 4,350 LSU | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 5,490 LSU | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 5,520 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,510 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,390 LSU | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 10,380 LSU | +62.4% |
| 2017 | 10,680 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 11,450 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 13,000 LSU | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 13,840 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 13,840 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,750 LSU | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 8,190 LSU | -16.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8,190 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8,190 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 652,050 LSU, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +62.4% | 6,390 LSU | 10,380 LSU |
| 2010 | +40.7% | 2,480 LSU | 3,490 LSU |
| 2022 | -29.6% | 13,840 LSU | 9,750 LSU |
| 1999 | +33.6% | 2,200 LSU | 2,940 LSU |
| 1992 | -25.6% | 1,800 LSU | 1,340 LSU |
| 2012 | +26.2% | 4,350 LSU | 5,490 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 804.44 LSU | 730 LSU | 880 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,133 LSU | 900 LSU | 1,450 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,874 LSU | 1,480 LSU | 2,370 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,882 LSU | 1,340 LSU | 2,940 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,278 LSU | 1,980 LSU | 2,480 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,626 LSU | 3,490 LSU | 13,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,405 LSU | 8,190 LSU | 13,840 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 chickens — stocks in Bhutan?
- Chickens — stocks in Bhutan was 8,190 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,840 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 730 LSU in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. 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.