Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square was 25.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Bhutan is 25.17 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Bhutan peaked at 25.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.38 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 7.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 7.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 7.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 10.06 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 13.82 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 11.9 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 22.99 kg per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 1988 | 21.17 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 20.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 20.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 15.71 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 11.25 kg per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 17.52 kg per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 21.16 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 21.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 19.09 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.81 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 19.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 17.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 19.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 23.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square 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 | +93.3% | 11.9 kg per square kilometre | 22.99 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +35.9% | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | 17.52 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.84 kg per square kilometre | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | 7.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | 7.16 kg per square kilometre | 22.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | 11.25 kg per square kilometre | 21.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.69 kg per square kilometre | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | 18.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 kg per square kilometre | 17.26 kg per square kilometre | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.26 kg per square kilometre | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 134 Ecuador 28.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 27.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Chile 27.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Costa Rica 23.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 22.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Ukraine 22.49 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Bhutan was 25.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.