All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Bhutan
Bhutan: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 1.38 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan stood at 1.38 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan peaked at 3.02 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.38 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.02 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.98 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.95 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.91 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.88 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.84 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.82 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.78 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.75 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.72 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.67 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.63 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.61 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 2.6 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.56 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.53 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.49 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.45 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.47 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.48 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.5 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.54 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.59 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.52 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.57 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.63 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.81 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 1.74 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.85 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.08 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.03 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.99 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.99 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.81 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.56 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 1.52 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.53 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.57 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.57 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.52 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 1.53 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.53 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.48 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.59 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.53 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.57 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.59 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.66 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.69 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.61 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.59 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.47 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.38 kg per person | -6.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.38 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.54 kg per person, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.38 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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 | -31.0% | 2.63 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 kg per person | 2.82 kg per person | 3.02 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.63 kg per person | 2.49 kg per person | 2.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 2.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.61 kg per person compare
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 1.53 kg per person compare
- 94 Grenada 1.44 kg per person compare
- 96 Montenegro 1.35 kg per person compare
- 97 North Macedonia 1.35 kg per person compare
- 98 Spain 1.34 kg per person 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan was 1.38 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.