Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 1.16 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan is 1.16 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 2.31 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1822 kg/ha, in 1984.
That places Bhutan 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4701 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4701 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4701 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4701 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.466 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.466 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.466 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4619 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4619 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.425 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.425 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4216 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4216 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4055 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4055 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3877 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3877 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3877 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3741 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3589 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3589 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3472 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3259 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1822 kg/ha | -44.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2067 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2311 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.254 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.287 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3285 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3503 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3764 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4024 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4257 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4402 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4485 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4589 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4769 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5003 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5236 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5437 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5637 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5834 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6036 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6518 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6872 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6494 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9258 kg/ha | +42.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 2.31 kg/ha | +109.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9696 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 2011 | 1.39 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9067 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 1.43 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2014 | 1.66 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 1.74 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.74 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.79 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.75 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.81 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.24 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 1.19 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.16 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.16 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 38% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.16 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.25 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 | +109.0% | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -58.0% | 2.31 kg/ha | 0.9696 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +57.7% | 0.9067 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -47.0% | 2.24 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha |
| 1984 | -44.1% | 0.3259 kg/ha | 0.1822 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +43.7% | 0.9696 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4669 kg/ha | 0.4619 kg/ha | 0.4701 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4041 kg/ha | 0.3741 kg/ha | 0.425 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.288 kg/ha | 0.1822 kg/ha | 0.3589 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4403 kg/ha | 0.3503 kg/ha | 0.5236 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8619 kg/ha | 0.5437 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 kg/ha | 0.9067 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 2.24 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 potassium per unit area in Bhutan?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Bhutan was 1.16 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1822 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Bhutan rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 potassium 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 (%).