Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Bhutan is 1.23 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Bhutan peaked at 2.53 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.077 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 94th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0893 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1078 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1108 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.117 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1278 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1662 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1983 | 0.177 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1739 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1847 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2001 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2309 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2463 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.254 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1539 kg per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1693 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2223 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3253 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2891 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2042 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2168 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2736 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2736 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2547 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3019 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4151 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.717 kg per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6038 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9434 kg per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8491 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.74 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left 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% | 0.4151 kg per square kilometre | 0.717 kg per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +59.9% | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +56.2% | 0.6038 kg per square kilometre | 0.9434 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +54.3% | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +53.8% | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -39.4% | 0.254 kg per square kilometre | 0.1539 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | 0.0893 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0924 kg per square kilometre | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1804 kg per square kilometre | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2309 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.241 kg per square kilometre | 0.1539 kg per square kilometre | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2627 kg per square kilometre | 0.2042 kg per square kilometre | 0.3019 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 0.4151 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 2.53 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Bhutan?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Bhutan was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.077 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.