Milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Milk production, per square kilometre was 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3765 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3765 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3884 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3947 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4066 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4184 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4248 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4366 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4604 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4722 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4841 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4959 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5023 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.515 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5323 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5552 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5671 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.588 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5971 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6392 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6437 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6469 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6482 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6197 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.622 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6213 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7863 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5372 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4987 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4965 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5804 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6407 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.608 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.608 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6106 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6608 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6106 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5603 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5603 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5729 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6087 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6926 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5624 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5262 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6003 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.674 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6748 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7187 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7772 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8112 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9132 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 19.33 tonnes per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 | -31.7% | 0.7863 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5372 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3765 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4604 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5297 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4722 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.588 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6358 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5971 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.678 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6027 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4965 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7863 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5968 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5262 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6926 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6748 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 130 Eritrea 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 131 Oman 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 132 Guinea 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Australia 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3765 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.