Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.1811 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan stood at 0.1811 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 0.3572 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1811 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3161 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3161 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3161 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3161 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3133 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3133 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3133 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3106 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3106 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2857 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2857 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2835 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2835 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2727 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2727 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2607 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2607 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2607 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2515 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2413 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2413 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2335 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2191 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2178 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2178 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2178 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2165 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2232 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.235 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2319 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2319 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2319 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2304 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2246 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2165 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2101 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2077 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2077 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2077 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2065 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2053 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2041 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2029 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2018 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.192 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2101 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.229 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3125 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3161 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3161 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3172 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.337 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3572 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3572 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3572 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2259 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1929 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1868 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1811 kg/ha | -3.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1811 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1811 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.57 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -36.8% | 0.3572 kg/ha | 0.2259 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +36.5% | 0.229 kg/ha | 0.3125 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3139 kg/ha | 0.3106 kg/ha | 0.3161 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2717 kg/ha | 0.2515 kg/ha | 0.2857 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2263 kg/ha | 0.2165 kg/ha | 0.2413 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.22 kg/ha | 0.2077 kg/ha | 0.2319 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.228 kg/ha | 0.192 kg/ha | 0.3161 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3311 kg/ha | 0.3161 kg/ha | 0.3572 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1967 kg/ha | 0.1811 kg/ha | 0.2259 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bhutan was 0.1811 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3572 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1811 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).