Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Bhutan
Bhutan: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.9605 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan stood at 0.9605 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan peaked at 1.72 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0671 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 116th of 168 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.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0671 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0695 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0716 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.073 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0736 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.075 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0771 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0785 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0802 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0822 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0836 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.085 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0864 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0994 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1104 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1241 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1282 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1334 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1459 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1531 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1566 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1644 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1892 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2039 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2104 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2007 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2048 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1797 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.126 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1404 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1733 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1954 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1854 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2571 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.309 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2493 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2315 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2254 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2541 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2541 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2545 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.223 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3856 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5244 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5957 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6728 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6513 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7752 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9605 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.9605 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.31 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.9605 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 13.52 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +59.9% | 0.7752 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.074 kg per square kilometre | 0.0671 kg per square kilometre | 0.0802 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | 0.0822 kg per square kilometre | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1686 kg per square kilometre | 0.1282 kg per square kilometre | 0.2104 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1968 kg per square kilometre | 0.126 kg per square kilometre | 0.309 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2466 kg per square kilometre | 0.223 kg per square kilometre | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | 0.3856 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 0.9605 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bhutan was 0.9605 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0671 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Bhutan ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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.