Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 10.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan is 10.6 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 32.19 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.55 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 79th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 9.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 9.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 10.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 11.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 11.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 11.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 12.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 12.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 15.82 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 17.96 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 20.18 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 22.24 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 21.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 22.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 21.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 22.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 23.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 24.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 30.02 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 30.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 30.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 32.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 32.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 31.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 28 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 21.67 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 21.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.54 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 25.89 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.1 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 21.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 23.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 18.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 22.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.51 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.92 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 17.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.35 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.6 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.1% | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | 23.79 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -30.3% | 22.25 kg per square kilometre | 15.51 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +28.4% | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | 17.92 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | 10.69 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8 kg per square kilometre | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.34 kg per square kilometre | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | 22.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28 kg per square kilometre | 21.38 kg per square kilometre | 32.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2 kg per square kilometre | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | 28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.06 kg per square kilometre | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | 15.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 76 South Africa 11.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 10.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 10.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Montenegro 10.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sweden 8.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Finland 8.76 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan was 10.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.19 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 79th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.