Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0463 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — 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, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan stood at 0.0463 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan peaked at 0.0902 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0463 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0799 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0792 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0792 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0792 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0785 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0785 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0722 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0722 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0716 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0716 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0689 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0689 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0659 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0659 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0635 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.061 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.061 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.059 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0554 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.055 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.055 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.055 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0547 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0564 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0594 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0586 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0586 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0586 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0582 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0568 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0531 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0525 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0525 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0525 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0516 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0513 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.051 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0485 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0531 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0578 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.079 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0851 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0902 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0902 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0902 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0588 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0494 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0463 kg/ha | -3.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0463 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0463 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2653 kg/ha, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +36.7% | 0.0578 kg/ha | 0.079 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -34.8% | 0.0902 kg/ha | 0.0588 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0794 kg/ha | 0.0785 kg/ha | 0.0799 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0687 kg/ha | 0.0635 kg/ha | 0.0722 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0572 kg/ha | 0.0547 kg/ha | 0.061 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0556 kg/ha | 0.0525 kg/ha | 0.0586 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0576 kg/ha | 0.0485 kg/ha | 0.0799 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0836 kg/ha | 0.0799 kg/ha | 0.0902 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0506 kg/ha | 0.0463 kg/ha | 0.0588 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bhutan was 0.0463 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0902 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0463 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bhutan ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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 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 (%).