Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0356 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0356 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.2498 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1097 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1078 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1069 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1059 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1026 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0993 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0966 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.094 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0909 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0888 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0863 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0838 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.081 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0792 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0765 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0747 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0722 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0713 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0696 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0687 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0665 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0837 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0935 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1148 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1347 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0897 kg per person | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2161 kg per person | +140.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2498 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2494 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2208 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1881 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1655 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1718 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1712 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1871 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.187 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1837 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1684 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.127 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1141 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1083 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0958 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1145 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0792 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.067 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0545 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0569 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0528 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0539 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0448 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0438 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0412 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0426 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0446 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0417 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0411 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0356 kg per person | -6.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0356 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3891 kg per person, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0356 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0503 kg per person, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.0897 kg per person | 0.2161 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1015 kg per person | 0.0909 kg per person | 0.1097 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0783 kg per person | 0.0696 kg per person | 0.0888 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1367 kg per person | 0.0665 kg per person | 0.2498 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1771 kg per person | 0.127 kg per person | 0.2208 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 kg per person | 0.0528 kg per person | 0.1145 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0455 kg per person | 0.0407 kg per person | 0.0539 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 kg per person | 0.0356 kg per person | 0.0417 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Bhutan was 0.0356 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2498 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.