Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.1505 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Bhutan is 0.1505 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Bhutan peaked at 0.6271 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1109 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1122 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1149 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1181 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1188 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1188 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1207 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1214 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1214 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.124 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.124 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1266 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1279 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1958 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.248 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3002 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2062 kg per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5121 kg per square kilometre | +148.3% |
| 1988 | 0.61 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6271 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5703 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4947 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4177 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4885 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5277 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5281 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5281 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3806 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3506 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3404 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.308 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3756 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3328 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2818 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2413 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1986 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2097 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1967 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1993 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1725 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1587 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1724 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1825 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1803 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.167 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1736 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1833 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1726 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.171 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1603 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1505 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9557 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1505 kg per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.13 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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 | +148.3% | 0.2062 kg per square kilometre | 0.5121 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1162 kg per square kilometre | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | 0.1188 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | 0.1279 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.313 kg per square kilometre | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | 0.6271 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4848 kg per square kilometre | 0.3806 kg per square kilometre | 0.5703 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2836 kg per square kilometre | 0.1967 kg per square kilometre | 0.3756 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1793 kg per square kilometre | 0.1587 kg per square kilometre | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1636 kg per square kilometre | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | 0.1726 kg per square kilometre | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Bhutan?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Bhutan was 0.1505 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6271 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1109 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.