Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 10.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan is 10.07 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 30.58 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.12 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 8.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 9.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 10.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 11.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 12.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 12.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 12.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 19.17 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 21.12 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 20.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 21.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.31 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 21.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 22.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 23.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 28.52 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 28.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 29.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 30.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 26.6 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 20.59 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 20.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 24.59 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 24.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.05 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 20.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 22.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 18.16 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 17.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.73 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 21.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 14.74 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 13.85 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.02 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 16.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 10.07 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.07 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.25 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 16.73 kg per square kilometre | 22.6 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -30.3% | 21.13 kg per square kilometre | 14.74 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +28.4% | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | 17.02 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.15 kg per square kilometre | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | 10.32 kg per square kilometre | 12.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.47 kg per square kilometre | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | 21.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6 kg per square kilometre | 20.31 kg per square kilometre | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.04 kg per square kilometre | 18.16 kg per square kilometre | 26.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | 22.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 kg per square kilometre | 10.07 kg per square kilometre | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 10.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Belize 10.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Ukraine 10.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Montenegro 9.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sweden 8.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Finland 8.41 kg per square kilometre 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 horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Bhutan was 10.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.58 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 79th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.