FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Bhutan

According to FAOSTAT, Bhutan produced 73,368 t of cereals, 27,938 t of vegetables, 29,522 t of fruit, 4,553 t of meat and 44,038 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were rice (41,537 t), potatoes (37,778 t) and maize (27,636 t).

Products recorded: 93
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 3; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in areca nuts (+93%), followed by apples (−74%).

Livestock numbers: 257,103 cattle, 34,059 pigs, 9,176 sheep and 55,819 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All roots and tubers	74,233	148	0.01%	−8.0%
All cereals	73,368	143	0%	−57%
All milk	44,038	139	0%	+27%
All fruit	29,522	155	0%	−48%
All vegetables	27,938	157	0%	−42%
All citrus fruit	20,969	88	0.01%	−50%
All meat	4,553	172	0%	+93%
All eggs	4,025	129	0%	+192%
All pulses	2,726	146	0%	−30%
All sugar crops	281	133	0%	−13%
All tree nuts	168	109	0%	−50%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	44,038	135	0.01%	+27%
Rice (paddy)	41,537	86	0.01%	−46%
Potatoes	37,778	115	0.01%	−19%
Beer	37,000	120	0.02%	+133%
Other starchy roots and tubers	35,875	26	0.37%	+7.8%
Skim milk of cows	29,946	100	0.02%	—
Maize	27,636	119	0%	−64%
Oranges	20,830	68	0.03%	−50%
Areca nuts	14,405	9	0.62%	+93%
Chillies and peppers, green	5,596	96	0.01%	−35%
Carrots and turnips	4,965	99	0.01%	−54%
Pumpkins and squash	4,682	94	0.01%	−20%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	4,099	151	0%	−41%
Hen eggs	4,025	129	0%	+192%
Ginger	3,386	24	0.07%	−23%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	3,001	28	0.09%	+0.4%
Cheese from whole cow milk	2,323	85	0.01%	−2.5%
Cabbages	2,304	120	0%	−47%
Apples	2,102	86	0%	−74%
Bananas	2,050	99	0%	+36%
Cauliflower and broccoli	1,902	69	0.01%	−28%
Other beans, green	1,785	72	0.01%	−37%
Butter of cow milk	1,716	86	0.03%	+30%
Pork (pig meat)	1,555	133	0%	+301%
Beef (cattle meat)	1,420	157	0%	+88%
Cucumbers	1,365	113	0%	−45%
Mangoes and guavas	1,230	80	0%	+110%
Chicken meat	1,208	163	0%	+28%
Cereals n.e.c.	1,192	51	0.01%	−4.6%
Other pulses n.e.c.	1,145	79	0.03%	+6.2%
Nutmeg, mace and cardamom	1,122	7	0.57%	−37%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	1,022	67	0%	−20%
Buckwheat	1,019	13	0.05%	−76%
Peas, dry	986	78	0.01%	−14%
Wheat	838	115	0%	−84%
Pears	672	77	0%	−40%
Beans, dry	594	96	0%	−62%
Millet	579	65	0%	−85%
Barley	527	96	0%	−70%
Peaches and nectarines	460	75	0%	−68%
Cassava	360	88	0%	−37%
Jute, raw or retted	343	12	0.01%	+2.7%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	284	127	0%	+88%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	284	126	0%	+88%
Sugar cane	281	90	0%	−13%
Peas, green	276	75	0%	−72%
Plums	273	82	0%	−65%
Avocados	247	67	0%	—
Mustard seed	230	14	0.03%	−74%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	219	103	0%	+11%
Goat meat	210	127	0%	+30%
Onions, dry	196	135	0%	−74%
Eggplants	187	90	0%	−61%
Tomatoes	183	161	0%	−80%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	171	95	0%	+298%
Spring onions and shallots	157	44	0%	—
Chillies and peppers, dry	156	53	0%	+55%
Papayas	147	64	0%	+17%
Buffalo meat	141	25	0%	+22%
Lemons and limes	139	98	0%	—
Walnuts, in shell	135	51	0%	−60%
Green garlic	134	95	0%	−79%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	131	101	0%	—
Pineapples	127	79	0%	+135%
Taro	120	48	0%	—
Fat of pigs	118	103	0%	+307%
Persimmons	94	17	0%	−58%
Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel	92	25	0%	—
Asparagus	83	45	0%	−60%
Soybeans	80	93	0%	−74%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	56	106	0%	+30%
Yams	56	56	0%	−40%
Watermelons	49	124	0%	+29%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	47	108	0%	+31%
Sweet potatoes	44	109	0%	−45%
Cattle fat, unrendered	43	133	0%	+87%
Quinoa	40	4	0.02%	—
Honey	39	116	0%	+56%
Kiwi fruit	36	24	0%	—
Hazelnuts, in shell	33	32	0%	—
Apricots	31	66	0%	—
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	28	25	0%	+22%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	28	25	0%	+22%
Okra	26	53	0%	−7.1%
Sheep meat	19	166	0%	—
Other fruits, n.e.c.	14	135	0%	−87%
Goat fat, unrendered	9	110	0%	+29%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	6	134	0%	—
Buffalo fat, unrendered	4	25	0%	+33%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	4	139	0%	—
Lentils, dry	2	43	0%	−97%
Sheep fat, unrendered	1	133	0%	—
Sunflower seed	1	74	0%	−89%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	924,000	150	0%	+68%
Cattle	257,103	136	0.02%	−26%
Buffalo	57,054	25	0.03%	+22%
Goats	55,819	132	0%	+14%
Pigs	34,059	132	0%	+140%
Asses	17,913	57	0.03%	−0.5%
Horses	10,499	93	0.02%	−51%
Sheep	9,176	158	0%	−15%
Mules and hinnies	4,561	34	0.06%	−17%

Bhutan among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Bhutan, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Bhutan had 791,524 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cow milk	55.6	97.7	0.6×
Rice (paddy)	52.5	100	0.5×
Potatoes	47.7	47.8	1.0×
Beer	46.7	22.7	2.1×
Other starchy roots and tubers	45.3	1.20	37.8×
Skim milk of cows	37.8	17.5	2.2×
Maize	34.9	149	0.2×
Oranges	26.3	8.24	3.2×
Areca nuts	18.2	0.29	63.7×
Chillies and peppers, green	7.07	5.49	1.3×
Carrots and turnips	6.27	5.53	1.1×
Pumpkins and squash	5.92	4.24	1.4×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Bhutan reported exports of 21 and imports of 108 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Oranges	15,771	USD 15.2 m	0.97	28 of 115
Beer of barley, malted	15,268	USD 9.7 m	0.64	63 of 149
Potatoes	25,002	USD 6.4 m	0.26	40 of 124
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw	319	USD 4.3 m	13.58	17 of 89
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines	3,675	USD 1.7 m	0.46	41 of 107
Wine	488	USD 1.7 m	3.43	71 of 128
Mushrooms and truffles	10	USD 546,000	54.60	81 of 93
Areca nuts	990	USD 316,000	0.32	23 of 76
Ginger, raw	702	USD 181,000	0.26	32 of 115
Apples	457	USD 107,000	0.23	63 of 105

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Maize (corn)	49,468	USD 16.8 m	0.34	102 of 190
Soya bean oil	9,266	USD 15.8 m	1.70	70 of 184
Raw milk of cattle	11,213	USD 8.7 m	0.77	60 of 188
Whole milk powder	1,069	USD 6.2 m	5.82	101 of 190
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	9,678	USD 5.9 m	0.61	79 of 183
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	2,462	USD 5.5 m	2.24	147 of 189
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	1,247	USD 4.2 m	3.36	62 of 169
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	916	USD 3.2 m	3.44	83 of 160
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated)	3,030	USD 2.0 m	0.67	115 of 165
Lentils, dry	1,742	USD 1.9 m	1.10	77 of 184

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Bhutan?

By volume, the largest products of Bhutan in 2024 were cow milk (44,038 t), rice (paddy) (41,537 t), potatoes (37,778 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Bhutan the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 4th, for quinoa.

How much cow milk does Bhutan produce per person?

About 55.6 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Bhutan export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were oranges (USD 15.2 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 9.7 m), potatoes (USD 6.4 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Bhutan import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 16.8 m), soya bean oil (USD 15.8 m), raw milk of cattle (USD 8.7 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.