Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 641 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Bhutan is 641 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 1,608 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 74 t, in 1974.
That places Bhutan 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 74 t | — |
| 1975 | 100 t | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 121 t | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 118 t | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 100 t | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 783 t | +683.0% |
| 2003 | 787 t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 818 t | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 887 t | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 768 t | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 800 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 774 t | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,608 t | +107.8% |
| 2010 | 686 t | -57.3% |
| 2011 | 845 t | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 776 t | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 758 t | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 888 t | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 920 t | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 853 t | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 790 t | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1,508 t | +90.9% |
| 2019 | 801 t | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 1,120 t | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 689 t | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 665 t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 643 t | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 641 t | -0.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 641 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,249 t, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 641 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 110,310 t, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +683.0% | 100 t | 783 t |
| 2009 | +107.8% | 774 t | 1,608 t |
| 2018 | +90.9% | 790 t | 1,508 t |
| 2010 | -57.3% | 1,608 t | 686 t |
| 2019 | -46.9% | 1,508 t | 801 t |
| 2020 | +39.8% | 801 t | 1,120 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.67 t | 74 t | 100 t | 6 |
| 1980s | 103.9 t | 100 t | 121 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 903.12 t | 768 t | 1,608 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 882.5 t | 686 t | 1,508 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 751.6 t | 641 t | 1,120 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 165 Puerto Rico 1,296 t compare
- 166 French Guiana 1,060 t compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 927 t compare
- 169 Malta 586 t compare
- 170 Réunion 578 t compare
- 171 New Caledonia 562 t 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 11.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,681 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Bhutan was 641 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,608 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 t in 1974.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.