Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 30.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Bhutan is 30.02 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Bhutan peaked at 48.9 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.01 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 111th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 23.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 24.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 24.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 25.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 25.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 26.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 27.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 28.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 29.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 30.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 30.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 31.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 32.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 33.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 34.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 35.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 35.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 36.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 37.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 39.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 40.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 41.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 43.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 43.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 44.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 45.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 32.39 kg per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1992 | 30.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 29.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.97 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 36.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 36.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 36.92 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 33.86 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 33.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 33.86 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 34.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.87 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 34.34 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 34.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 35.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 38.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 39.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 41.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 41.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 38.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.19 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 30.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 30.02 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.55 kg per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 30.02 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 158.27 kg per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, 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 | -33.8% | 48.9 kg per square kilometre | 32.39 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.45 kg per square kilometre | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | 27.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.09 kg per square kilometre | 28.68 kg per square kilometre | 35.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.74 kg per square kilometre | 36.33 kg per square kilometre | 45.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5 kg per square kilometre | 29.91 kg per square kilometre | 48.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.09 kg per square kilometre | 30.87 kg per square kilometre | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2 kg per square kilometre | 34.35 kg per square kilometre | 41.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.42 kg per square kilometre | 30.02 kg per square kilometre | 38.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 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 cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Bhutan?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Bhutan was 30.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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.