Goats — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Goats — Stocks was 60,798 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Bhutan is 60,798 An, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 60,798 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,500 An, in 1992.
Bhutan ranks 125th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,500 An | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 15,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 15,200 An | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 15,300 An | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 15,350 An | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15,400 An | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15,500 An | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 15,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,600 An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 15,650 An | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 15,700 An | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 15,800 An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 15,900 An | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,100 An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 16,300 An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 16,500 An | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 16,966 An | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 18,820 An | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 22,548 An | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 25,307 An | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 29,283 An | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 28,000 An | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 48,055 An | +71.6% |
| 1988 | 36,847 An | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 32,594 An | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 36,909 An | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 25,100 An | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 14,500 An | -42.2% |
| 1993 | 20,000 An | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 26,731 An | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 35,109 An | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 36,320 An | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 35,593 An | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 36,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 36,007 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31,328 An | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 22,950 An | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 24,071 An | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 22,950 An | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 23,850 An | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20,507 An | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 22,207 An | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 28,300 An | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 39,099 An | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 38,618 An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 43,134 An | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 43,734 An | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 39,019 An | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 39,264 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48,864 An | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 41,983 An | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 39,513 An | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 42,689 An | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 43,839 An | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 47,735 An | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 44,119 An | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 59,577 An | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 56,004 An | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 60,798 An | +8.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 60,798 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.20 million An, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 60,798 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.54 million An, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +71.6% | 28,000 An | 48,055 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,250 An | 15,000 An | 15,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,855 An | 15,500 An | 16,300 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,492 An | 16,500 An | 48,055 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,227 An | 14,500 An | 36,909 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,388 An | 20,507 An | 39,099 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,977 An | 39,019 An | 48,864 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,124 An | 44,119 An | 60,798 An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 122 Norway 71,800 An compare
- 123 New Zealand 60,953 An compare
- 124 Poland 60,897 An compare
- 126 Czechoslovakia 59,344 An compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,003 An compare
- 128 Belarus 50,300 An 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 goats — stocks in Bhutan?
- Goats — stocks in Bhutan was 60,798 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 60,798 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,500 An in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for goats — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).