Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.1431 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Bhutan is 0.1431 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 1 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1431 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4408 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4327 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4292 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4254 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.412 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3988 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3881 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3774 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3649 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3566 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3465 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3367 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3254 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3179 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3073 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3001 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.29 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2862 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2795 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2759 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.267 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3361 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3757 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.461 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.541 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3603 kg per person | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8679 kg per person | +140.9% |
| 1988 | 1 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 1 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8867 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7556 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6648 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6898 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6875 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7515 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.751 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7376 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6762 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5098 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4584 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.435 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3849 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4597 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3824 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3182 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2689 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2187 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2284 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2119 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2164 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.21 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1798 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1635 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1758 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1842 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1803 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1656 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1709 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1793 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1676 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1649 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1535 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1431 kg per person | -6.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1431 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per person, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1431 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2021 kg per person, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +140.9% | 0.3603 kg per person | 0.8679 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4077 kg per person | 0.3649 kg per person | 0.4408 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3146 kg per person | 0.2795 kg per person | 0.3566 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.549 kg per person | 0.267 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.711 kg per person | 0.5098 kg per person | 0.8867 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3366 kg per person | 0.2119 kg per person | 0.4597 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1826 kg per person | 0.1635 kg per person | 0.2164 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1573 kg per person | 0.1431 kg per person | 0.1676 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Bhutan?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Bhutan was 0.1431 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.