Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 183,164 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 183,164 kg for chickens — manure left on pasture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Bhutan peaked at 328,326 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,685 kg, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 141st of 193 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 — Manure left on pasture in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,685 kg | — |
| 1962 | 16,244 kg | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 16,723 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 17,045 kg | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 17,206 kg | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 17,527 kg | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 18,007 kg | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 18,328 kg | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 18,729 kg | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 19,208 kg | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 19,530 kg | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 19,852 kg | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 20,173 kg | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 20,495 kg | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 23,214 kg | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 25,784 kg | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 28,511 kg | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 28,994 kg | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 29,394 kg | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 29,956 kg | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 31,154 kg | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 34,093 kg | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 35,771 kg | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 36,578 kg | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 38,417 kg | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 44,191 kg | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 47,641 kg | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 49,161 kg | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 46,895 kg | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 47,846 kg | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 41,969 kg | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 29,441 kg | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 32,803 kg | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 34,484 kg | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 38,884 kg | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 36,885 kg | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 39,206 kg | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 51,164 kg | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 61,484 kg | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 48,591 kg | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 49,614 kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 46,065 kg | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 44,849 kg | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 48,430 kg | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 48,430 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48,509 kg | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48,509 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42,495 kg | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 52,509 kg | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 73,486 kg | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 99,945 kg | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 113,540 kg | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 128,231 kg | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 124,124 kg | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 147,747 kg | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 236,377 kg | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 248,306 kg | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 239,374 kg | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 297,373 kg | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 328,326 kg | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 302,592 kg | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 218,669 kg | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 183,164 kg | -16.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 183,164 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.65 million kg, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 183,164 kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.49 million kg, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 | +60.0% | 147,747 kg | 236,377 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,277 kg | 15,685 kg | 18,729 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,516 kg | 19,208 kg | 29,394 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,386 kg | 29,956 kg | 49,161 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,417 kg | 29,441 kg | 61,484 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,800 kg | 42,495 kg | 52,509 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,850 kg | 73,486 kg | 297,373 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,188 kg | 183,164 kg | 328,326 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 138 New Zealand 295,365 kg compare
- 139 Czechoslovakia 197,917 kg compare
- 140 Comoros 186,201 kg compare
- 142 Denmark 182,971 kg compare
- 143 Lesotho 177,527 kg compare
- 144 Serbia and Montenegro 172,532 kg 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 left on pasture in Bhutan?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Bhutan was 183,164 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 328,326 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,685 kg in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Bhutan ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).