Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.06 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan stood at 1.06 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and up 169.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 1.61 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.35 kg/ha, in 2011.
Bhutan ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.8156 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.8564 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1963 | -0.8987 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1964 | -0.9292 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | -0.9524 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | -0.9953 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | -1.04 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1968 | -1.1 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | -1.14 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | -1.08 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1971 | -1.12 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | -1.14 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | -1.18 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | -1.18 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | -1.19 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | -1.12 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1977 | -1.13 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | -1.14 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | -1.14 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | -1.17 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | -1.23 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | -1.15 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | -1.13 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | -1.4 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1985 | -0.9616 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1986 | -0.7285 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1987 | -0.3948 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6844 kg/ha | -273.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7402 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2585 kg/ha | -65.1% |
| 1991 | -0.1334 kg/ha | -151.6% |
| 1992 | -0.3919 kg/ha | +193.8% |
| 1993 | -0.6423 kg/ha | +63.9% |
| 1994 | -0.8636 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 1995 | -0.9395 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1996 | -1.08 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | -1.2 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | -1.09 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1999 | -0.6667 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0869 kg/ha | -113.0% |
| 2001 | -0.2685 kg/ha | -409.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0846 kg/ha | -131.5% |
| 2003 | -0.2039 kg/ha | -341.0% |
| 2004 | -0.976 kg/ha | +378.7% |
| 2005 | -2.07 kg/ha | +112.0% |
| 2006 | -1.94 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | -2.18 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2008 | -1.49 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2094 kg/ha | -85.9% |
| 2010 | -1.29 kg/ha | +517.7% |
| 2011 | -2.35 kg/ha | +81.5% |
| 2012 | -1.97 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2013 | -1.53 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 2014 | -1.41 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2015 | -1.36 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | -1.3 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2017 | -2.06 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4591 kg/ha | -122.3% |
| 2019 | 1.26 kg/ha | +175.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.13 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.61 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg/ha | -34.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.06 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.06 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3747 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -517.7% | -0.2094 kg/ha | -1.29 kg/ha |
| 2001 | -409.0% | 0.0869 kg/ha | -0.2685 kg/ha |
| 2004 | -378.7% | -0.2039 kg/ha | -0.976 kg/ha |
| 2003 | -341.0% | 0.0846 kg/ha | -0.2039 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +273.4% | -0.3948 kg/ha | 0.6844 kg/ha |
| 1992 | -193.8% | -0.1334 kg/ha | -0.3919 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9685 kg/ha | -1.14 kg/ha | -0.8156 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.14 kg/ha | -1.19 kg/ha | -1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6746 kg/ha | -1.4 kg/ha | 0.7402 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6751 kg/ha | -1.2 kg/ha | 0.2585 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9164 kg/ha | -2.18 kg/ha | 0.0869 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.16 kg/ha | -2.35 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan was 1.06 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.3%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).