Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 5.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan is 5.85 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 10.49 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4091 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4091 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4237 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4362 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4488 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4572 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4697 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.478 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4885 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5094 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5178 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5262 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5346 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6055 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6725 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7436 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7562 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7667 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7813 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8126 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8892 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.933 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.954 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8556 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 9.67 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 6.99 kg per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 5.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.85 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 5.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 77.37 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +59.9% | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | 7.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4506 kg per square kilometre | 0.4091 kg per square kilometre | 0.4885 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6133 kg per square kilometre | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | 0.7667 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.7813 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 0.7679 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 kg per square kilometre | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 134 Suriname 7.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Liberia 6.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Algeria 6.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 5.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 5.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Afghanistan 5.53 kg per square kilometre 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 chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan was 5.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.49 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4091 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.