Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.1188 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.1188 kg per person. 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.8327 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1188 kg per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 140th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3658 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3592 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3563 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3531 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.342 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.331 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3221 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3133 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3029 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2959 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2876 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2795 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2701 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2639 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.255 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2491 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2407 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2376 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.232 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.229 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2216 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.279 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3118 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3827 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.449 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2991 kg per person | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7204 kg per person | +140.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8327 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8313 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.736 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6271 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5518 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5726 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5706 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6237 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6233 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6122 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5612 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4232 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3804 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.361 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3195 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3816 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3174 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2641 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2232 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1816 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1896 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1758 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1796 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1743 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1492 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1357 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1459 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1529 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1497 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1374 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1418 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1488 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1391 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1369 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1274 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1188 kg per person | -6.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1188 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3 kg per person, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1188 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1677 kg per person, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.2991 kg per person | 0.7204 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3384 kg per person | 0.3029 kg per person | 0.3658 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2611 kg per person | 0.232 kg per person | 0.2959 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4556 kg per person | 0.2216 kg per person | 0.8327 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5902 kg per person | 0.4232 kg per person | 0.736 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2794 kg per person | 0.1758 kg per person | 0.3816 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1515 kg per person | 0.1357 kg per person | 0.1796 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1305 kg per person | 0.1188 kg per person | 0.1391 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Bhutan?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Bhutan was 0.1188 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8327 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1188 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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.
About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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.