Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0238 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Bhutan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan is 0.0238 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan peaked at 0.1665 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0732 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0718 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0713 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0706 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0684 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0662 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0644 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0627 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0606 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0592 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0575 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0559 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.054 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0528 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.051 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0498 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0481 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0475 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0464 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0458 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0443 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0558 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0624 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0765 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0898 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0598 kg per person | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1441 kg per person | +140.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1665 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1663 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1472 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1254 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1104 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1145 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1141 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1247 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1247 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1224 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1122 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0846 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0761 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0722 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0763 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0635 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0528 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0446 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0363 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0379 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0352 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0359 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0298 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0271 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0275 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0298 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0278 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0274 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0255 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 kg per person | -6.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0238 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2594 kg per person, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0238 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0335 kg per person, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0598 kg per person | 0.1441 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 kg per person | 0.0606 kg per person | 0.0732 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0522 kg per person | 0.0464 kg per person | 0.0592 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0911 kg per person | 0.0443 kg per person | 0.1665 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.118 kg per person | 0.0846 kg per person | 0.1472 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0559 kg per person | 0.0352 kg per person | 0.0763 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0271 kg per person | 0.0359 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0261 kg per person | 0.0238 kg per person | 0.0278 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)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Bhutan was 0.0238 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1665 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Bhutan ranks 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.