Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan stood at 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.0% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 157th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +231.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +83.1% |
| 1995 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 0.023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0221 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0218 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0403 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0717 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7561 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +231.0% | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0625 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 154 Iceland 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Suriname 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 158 Angola 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 0.0343 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 160 Madagascar 0.0322 1000 USD 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1031 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 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
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.