Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.62 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan stood at 11.62 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 13.87 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.03 kg/ha, in 1989.
That places Bhutan 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.82 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.82 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.83 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.85 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.86 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.86 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.87 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.87 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.89 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.91 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.93 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.95 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.98 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 7.02 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 7.01 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.05 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7.05 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.03 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.04 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.18 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.14 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.12 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.17 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.92 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 6.81 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.97 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 5.07 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 5.03 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.91 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 5.15 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 5.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.71 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 6.25 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 6.68 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 7.15 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 7.53 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 7.64 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.4 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.99 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 7.16 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.43 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.54 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 13.04 kg/ha | +52.7% |
| 2005 | 10.58 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 9.72 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 9.08 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 11 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 9.38 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 10.38 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 10.75 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.82 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 12.25 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.44 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.87 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 12.94 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.74 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 10.95 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 11.78 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 11.09 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 11.27 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 11.62 kg/ha | +3.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 11.62 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.03 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 11.62 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.32 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +52.7% | 8.54 kg/ha | 13.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.85 kg/ha | 6.82 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.98 kg/ha | 6.89 kg/ha | 7.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.54 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 7.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.47 kg/ha | 5.15 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 kg/ha | 6.99 kg/ha | 13.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 kg/ha | 10.38 kg/ha | 13.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.44 kg/ha | 11.09 kg/ha | 11.78 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 65 Madagascar 11.86 kg/ha compare
- 66 Ecuador 11.73 kg/ha compare
- 67 Iraq 11.73 kg/ha compare
- 69 Guadeloupe 11.61 kg/ha compare
- 70 Jamaica 11.59 kg/ha compare
- 71 China, Taiwan Province of 11.47 kg/ha 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan was 11.62 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does Bhutan rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).