Horses — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Horses — Stocks was 6,576 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6,576 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 20,840 LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,500 LSU, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 104th of 164 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.
Horses — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6,825 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 7,020 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 7,150 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 7,345 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 7,475 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 7,670 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 7,800 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 8,125 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 8,255 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 8,450 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 8,645 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 8,775 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 8,905 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9,100 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9,230 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9,295 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 9,425 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 9,620 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9,750 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 9,945 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10,075 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 10,400 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 12,025 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 13,650 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 15,340 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 16,900 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 16,705 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 16,965 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 16,250 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 17,290 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 18,200 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 18,915 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 19,435 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 19,650 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 20,016 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 20,840 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 20,800 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 20,316 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 18,127 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 14,032 LSU | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 13,982 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15,241 LSU | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 16,050 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 15,995 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,082 LSU | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 13,628 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 14,467 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11,854 LSU | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 11,697 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 11,482 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10,916 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 14,750 LSU | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 13,794 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 9,619 LSU | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 9,044 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8,659 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 11,117 LSU | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 10,915 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9,522 LSU | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 8,072 LSU | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 7,582 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 6,576 LSU | -13.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6,576 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,567 LSU, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.1% | 10,916 LSU | 14,750 LSU |
| 2015 | -30.3% | 13,794 LSU | 9,619 LSU |
| 2018 | +28.4% | 8,659 LSU | 11,117 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,323 LSU | 6,500 LSU | 8,125 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,970 LSU | 8,255 LSU | 9,620 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,176 LSU | 9,750 LSU | 16,965 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,171 LSU | 16,250 LSU | 20,840 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,646 LSU | 11,854 LSU | 18,127 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,199 LSU | 8,659 LSU | 14,750 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,938 LSU | 6,576 LSU | 9,522 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 101 Cameroon 7,828 LSU compare
- 102 Tonga 7,729 LSU compare
- 103 New Caledonia 6,949 LSU compare
- 105 North Macedonia 6,568 LSU compare
- 106 Qatar 6,384 LSU compare
- 107 Afghanistan 6,052 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 horses — stocks in Bhutan?
- Horses — stocks in Bhutan was 6,576 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,840 LSU in 1997.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for horses — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. 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 Horses — 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.