Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.9488 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan is 0.9488 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 3.12 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9488 kg per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 88th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.12 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.12 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.09 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.06 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.02 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.99 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.97 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.94 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.91 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.89 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.86 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.81 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.79 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.77 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.77 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.74 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 2.72 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.67 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.63 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.66 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.65 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.64 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.64 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.64 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.56 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.53 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.48 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.48 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.62 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.52 kg per person | -42.0% |
| 1992 | 1.46 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.52 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.69 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.57 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.55 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.64 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 1.33 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.29 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.44 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 1.16 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.22 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9488 kg per person | -12.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.9488 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.24 kg per person, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.9488 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5094 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), 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 | -42.0% | 2.62 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.04 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 3.12 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.79 kg per person | 2.67 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 kg per person | 2.48 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 kg per person | 0.9488 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan was 0.9488 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9488 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.