Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.6846 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan stood at 0.6846 kg/ha.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 1.83 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/ha, in 1974.
Bhutan ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0347 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0344 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0341 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0341 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0314 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0314 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0311 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0503 kg/ha | +67.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0675 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 1977 | 0.087 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1064 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1215 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1345 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1525 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.165 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1712 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0957 kg/ha | -44.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1165 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1374 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1572 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1835 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2156 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.235 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2572 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2793 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2996 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3135 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3228 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3334 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3494 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3692 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3891 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4066 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4239 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.441 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4533 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5222 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.518 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6463 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7099 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9155 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 1.83 kg/ha | +99.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7408 kg/ha | -59.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.666 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kg/ha | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.42 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6234 kg/ha | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8641 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6846 kg/ha | -20.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.6846 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.6846 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.38 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +99.8% | 0.9155 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -61.1% | 1.6 kg/ha | 0.6234 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -59.5% | 1.83 kg/ha | 0.7408 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +67.7% | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.0503 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0345 kg/ha | 0.0341 kg/ha | 0.0347 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0588 kg/ha | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.1215 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1529 kg/ha | 0.0957 kg/ha | 0.2156 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3148 kg/ha | 0.235 kg/ha | 0.3891 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6866 kg/ha | 0.4066 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.666 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9432 kg/ha | 0.6234 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan was 0.6846 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Bhutan rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).