Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Bhutan

Bhutan: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 3.89 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.89 %LSU
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
131st
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.89 %LSU
in 2023
All-time low
1.39 %LSU
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Bhutan, 1961–2023

01234196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 3.89 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Bhutan peaked at 3.89 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.39 %LSU, in 1981.

Bhutan ranks 131st of 186 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.78 %LSU 1.65 %LSU 1.9 %LSU 9
1970s 1.5 %LSU 1.4 %LSU 1.62 %LSU 10
1980s 2.2 %LSU 1.39 %LSU 3.45 %LSU 10
1990s 2.74 %LSU 2.14 %LSU 3.2 %LSU 10
2000s 2.08 %LSU 1.63 %LSU 2.4 %LSU 10
2010s 2.5 %LSU 2.28 %LSU 2.78 %LSU 10
2020s 3.26 %LSU 2.6 %LSU 3.89 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 128 Chile 4.38 %LSU compare
  2. 129 Tonga 4.03 %LSU compare
  3. 130 Mexico 3.9 %LSU compare
  4. 132 Argentina 3.81 %LSU compare
  5. 133 Slovenia 3.79 %LSU compare
  6. 134 Sri Lanka 3.77 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Bhutan?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Bhutan was 3.89 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 3.89 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 %LSU in 1981.
How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Bhutan ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
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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.