Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 1.02 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Bhutan is 1.02 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Bhutan peaked at 1.19 million kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 326,660 kg, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 326,660 kg | — |
| 1962 | 327,856 kg | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 337,748 kg | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 332,639 kg | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 335,639 kg | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 337,140 kg | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 338,488 kg | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 339,835 kg | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 341,336 kg | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 342,531 kg | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 344,629 kg | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 345,977 kg | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 346,727 kg | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 349,423 kg | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 350,923 kg | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 353,619 kg | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 353,619 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 357,511 kg | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 361,707 kg | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 367,099 kg | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 374,089 kg | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 437,774 kg | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 517,615 kg | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 606,834 kg | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 714,309 kg | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 608,969 kg | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million kg | +95.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million kg | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 829,723 kg | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 601,629 kg | -27.5% |
| 1993 | 682,667 kg | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 782,231 kg | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 938,477 kg | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 956,966 kg | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 946,060 kg | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 925,082 kg | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 837,181 kg | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 743,552 kg | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 609,966 kg | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 601,433 kg | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 637,420 kg | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 606,536 kg | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 518,230 kg | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 513,504 kg | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 572,994 kg | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 743,293 kg | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 726,356 kg | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 798,922 kg | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 805,053 kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 714,280 kg | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 707,600 kg | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 861,910 kg | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 766,242 kg | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 727,598 kg | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 765,282 kg | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 787,484 kg | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 853,200 kg | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 790,907 kg | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million kg | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 960,005 kg | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million kg | +6.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.02 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.53 million kg, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.02 million kg is below the median for South Asia, which is 224.14 million kg, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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 | +95.4% | 608,969 kg | 1.19 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335,260 kg | 326,660 kg | 341,336 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 350,667 kg | 342,531 kg | 361,707 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 699,176 kg | 367,099 kg | 1.19 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 857,622 kg | 601,629 kg | 1.08 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 627,328 kg | 513,504 kg | 743,552 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 778,757 kg | 707,600 kg | 861,910 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 949,280 kg | 790,907 kg | 1.02 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 146 Costa Rica 1.20 million kg compare
- 147 Faroe Islands 1.18 million kg compare
- 148 Bahrain 1.08 million kg compare
- 150 Estonia 895,649 kg compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 647,775 kg compare
- 152 Japan 647,771 kg 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)
- 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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Bhutan was 1.02 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million kg in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,660 kg in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).