Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Bhutan
Bhutan: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 4.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan is 4.54 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan peaked at 4.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8846 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Bhutan 109th out of 162 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.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9151 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9456 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9151 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9273 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9334 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9364 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9395 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9456 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9456 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9517 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9547 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9578 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9639 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9761 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9761 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9822 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9944 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 1988 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8846 kg per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 1993 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1995 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 4.54 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.54 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.36 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.54 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 147.88 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +71.6% | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 2.93 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +56.9% | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9303 kg per square kilometre | 0.9151 kg per square kilometre | 0.9456 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9672 kg per square kilometre | 0.9456 kg per square kilometre | 0.9944 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.8846 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 4.54 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 goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan was 4.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8846 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Bhutan rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Bhutan ranks 109th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. 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 Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.