All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Bhutan
Bhutan: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 246.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Bhutan is 246.6 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Bhutan peaked at 296.49 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 130.71 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 154th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130.71 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 134.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 137.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 141.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 144.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 147.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 150.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 154.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 157.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 161.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 165.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 168.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 171.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 175.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 180.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 185.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 189.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 194.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 197.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 200.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 209.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 216.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 224.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 234.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 245.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 247.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 264.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 263.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 268.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 283.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 192.85 kg per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1992 | 177.53 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 180.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 214.64 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 233.85 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 229.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 230.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 230.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 239.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 222.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 199.24 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 198.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 203.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 214.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 229.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 240.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 242.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 277.58 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 238.77 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 240.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 244.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 240.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 252.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 258.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 258.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 272.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 277.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 290.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 296.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 285.81 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 282.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 263.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 246.6 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 246.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 246.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,197 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | -31.9% | 283.24 kg per square kilometre | 192.85 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.35 kg per square kilometre | 130.71 kg per square kilometre | 157.85 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 179.01 kg per square kilometre | 161.53 kg per square kilometre | 197.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 237.56 kg per square kilometre | 200.94 kg per square kilometre | 268.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 221.27 kg per square kilometre | 177.53 kg per square kilometre | 283.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.68 kg per square kilometre | 198.1 kg per square kilometre | 277.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.26 kg per square kilometre | 240.34 kg per square kilometre | 296.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 269.58 kg per square kilometre | 246.6 kg per square kilometre | 285.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 151 Kazakhstan 262.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Namibia 258.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Sweden 258.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Finland 246.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 240.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Saudi Arabia 239.66 kg per square kilometre 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 all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Bhutan?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Bhutan was 246.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 296.49 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.71 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 154th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.