Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Bhutan
Bhutan: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.44 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (n content), per in Bhutan peaked at 2.58 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1007 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 110th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1074 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1094 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1105 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1125 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1156 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1177 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1203 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1233 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1254 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1275 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1295 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1316 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1491 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1656 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1831 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2297 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2467 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2837 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3059 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3157 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3011 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3072 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2695 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2106 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2599 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2931 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.278 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2955 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3857 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4634 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3663 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.374 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3472 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3381 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3812 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3812 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3818 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4133 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5784 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7866 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8936 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9769 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.55 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 19.05 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +59.9% | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | 0.1203 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.151 kg per square kilometre | 0.1233 kg per square kilometre | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2529 kg per square kilometre | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | 0.3157 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2952 kg per square kilometre | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | 0.4634 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3699 kg per square kilometre | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | 0.4133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 0.5784 kg per square kilometre | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bhutan?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bhutan was 1.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1007 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.