Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Bhutan is 1.5 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Bhutan peaked at 3.08 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0938 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0938 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0994 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1069 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1069 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1088 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1313 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1426 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1426 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1444 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1557 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.212 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2251 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2439 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2532 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2626 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3001 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3095 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1876 kg per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2063 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2533 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2709 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4404 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3964 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3193 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3524 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2488 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2643 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3334 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3334 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3357 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3357 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3104 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5059 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8738 kg per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7358 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.14 kg per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.22 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +72.7% | 0.5059 kg per square kilometre | 0.8738 kg per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +59.9% | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | 2.57 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +56.3% | 0.7358 kg per square kilometre | 1.15 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +54.3% | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 2.02 kg per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +53.8% | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | 0.4404 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -39.4% | 0.3095 kg per square kilometre | 0.1876 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | 0.0938 kg per square kilometre | 0.1088 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1259 kg per square kilometre | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | 0.1444 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2199 kg per square kilometre | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2937 kg per square kilometre | 0.1876 kg per square kilometre | 0.4404 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2488 kg per square kilometre | 0.3679 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 0.5059 kg per square kilometre | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Bhutan?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Bhutan was 1.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0938 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.