Milk production, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Milk production, per capita was 0.0556 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0556 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0764 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 tonnes per person, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0752 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0732 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0702 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.068 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0732 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0749 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0752 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0702 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0556 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0556 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0867 tonnes per person, 64% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -32.9% | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0744 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 0.0764 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0686 tonnes per person | 0.0655 tonnes per person | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.045 tonnes per person | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0356 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 0.0367 tonnes per person | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0622 tonnes per person | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0752 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Bhutan?
- Milk production, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0556 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0764 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for milk production, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.