Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 7,021 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan stood at 7,021 LSU.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 8,729 LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,350 LSU, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,350 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2,360 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2,430 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 2,400 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 2,420 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2,430 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,440 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,450 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,460 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2,470 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2,485 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2,495 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2,500 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2,520 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,530 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,550 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2,550 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,580 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2,610 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,650 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2,697 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3,182 LSU | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 3,755 LSU | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 4,431 LSU | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 5,228 LSU | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 4,380 LSU | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 8,729 LSU | +99.3% |
| 1988 | 8,358 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 8,064 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 8,061 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,300 LSU | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 4,662 LSU | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 5,200 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 5,861 LSU | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 6,955 LSU | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 7,078 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,006 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6,820 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6,085 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 5,421 LSU | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 4,517 LSU | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 4,417 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4,746 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 4,465 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 3,812 LSU | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 3,729 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,072 LSU | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 5,221 LSU | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 5,091 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5,583 LSU | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 5,619 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,980 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 4,918 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,964 LSU | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 5,339 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 5,079 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5,313 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5,470 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5,920 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5,491 LSU | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 7,027 LSU | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 6,603 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 7,021 LSU | +6.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 7,021 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 7,021 LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.50 million LSU, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and 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 | +99.3% | 4,380 LSU | 8,729 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,416 LSU | 2,350 LSU | 2,460 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,529 LSU | 2,470 LSU | 2,610 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,147 LSU | 2,650 LSU | 8,729 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,403 LSU | 4,662 LSU | 8,061 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,549 LSU | 3,729 LSU | 5,421 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,419 LSU | 4,918 LSU | 5,964 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,536 LSU | 5,491 LSU | 7,027 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 146 Bahrain 8,423 LSU compare
- 147 Costa Rica 8,048 LSU compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 7,864 LSU compare
- 150 Estonia 5,880 LSU compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 5,164 LSU compare
- 152 Honduras 4,162 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan was 7,021 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,729 LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 LSU in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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.